Palo Alto Weekly October 24, 2014 by Palo Alto Weekly

Palo Alto

Vol. XXXVI, Number 3

October 24, 2014

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Unfriendly Residents, city officials gear up to fight increased airplane noise

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Pulse 20

Transitions 21

Spectrum 22

Movies 40

Title Pages 44

Puzzles 71

Q Arts Pomplamoose rejects record labels for YouTube

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Q Home The Greenhouse: a green, well-located haven

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Q Sports Stanford volleyball risks No. 1 ranking

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Local news, information and analysis

On youth collaborative, city looks for more from school district Micromanagement of Project Safety Net has hampered ‘bold’ leadership by Elena Kadvany

nconsistent leadership, organizational dysfunction and “paralysis” have plagued youth health coalition Project Safety Net in recent years, placing a heavy administrative burden on city staff and hampering the bold leadership needed to push the Palo Alto collaborative

forward, staff told the City Council’s Policy and Services Committee Tuesday night. The two staff members to whom this work has fallen said that while they’re committed to the collaborative’s goals, it’s time to re-evaluate the city’s role in Project Safety Net and look to

partner agencies to provide muchneeded support — administrative, financial and otherwise. They came to Policy and Services with a recommendation not to replace the group’s executive director, following the loss of two directors in the last two years. “I think Project Safety Net has struggled for awhile with moving forward, with having individuals in organizations doing really deep dives,” said Office of Human Services head Minka Van

der Zwaag, who along with Community Services Department Assistant Director Rob de Geus has largely managed the coalition of 20 agencies that addresses teen well-being. “We ended up not doing many things because there was this micromanagement of each step that was taken by some of the partner agencies. ... When you’re afraid to be bold and move forward and feeling that each step might be a misstep, it became a real time of

paralysis,” Van der Zwaag said. What Project Safety Net needs — perhaps more than a new director — is for the school district to step up its commitment, staff said. “We’re really meant to be equal partners in this leadership role,” de Geus said. “We’d like to see the district play a stronger role in terms of the programming piece, the services piece and financial (continued on page 11)

TRANSPORTATION

City seeks public input on trenching the train tracks City Council rejects idea of submerging roads and taking properties but remains open to trench by Gennady Sheyner

D Veronica Weber

Ohlone fourth-grader Dashiell Meier excitedly holds his award in the air after a special presentation on Oct. 14 by the Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education, which bestowed on him the 2014 California Council for Exceptional Children’s “Yes I Can!” Award for Self-Advocacy.

EDUCATION

Palo Alo fourth-grader with Down syndrome wins self-advocacy award Teachers say Dashiell Meier creates a ‘culture of acceptance and tolerance’ by Elena Kadvany

ashiell Meier might be Palo Alto’s most accomplished 10 year old. The Ohlone Elementary School fourth-grader with Down syndrome has been to Sacramento several times to advocate for Down syndrome awareness. This February, he traveled to Capitol Hill to meet with members of Congress as a representative of the Silicon Valley Down Syndrome Network. He also participated in the National Down Syndrome Society’s annual Buddy Walk in Washington, D.C.

And since first grade, Dashiell has been an advocate, speaking to Palo Alto elementary school classrooms about his experience as a person with disabilities. He explains why he can’t run as fast as other kids (common conditions of Down syndrome are weak muscles and joint instability) or what to do if someone can’t understand what he’s saying, since he has trouble enunciating (just ask him to repeat himself). Dashiell, an infectiously positive and energetic boy, was this year nominated by

two of his teachers for a national self-advocacy honor. The Council For Exceptional Children’s “Yes I Can!” Award recognizes children and youth ages 2 to 21 with special needs who demonstrate achievement in one of seven categories: self-advocacy, academics, arts, athletics, school and community activities, technology and transition. Dashiell has attended Ohlone in inclusion classrooms since kindergarten and starting in (continued on page 15)

igging a trench for Caltrain would be a colossal undertaking with a price tag that could be higher than $1 billion, but Palo Alto officials agreed on Monday that it’s an option that the city can’t afford not to explore. The City Council considered on Monday a new study by the engineering firm Hatch Mott MacDonald that estimated the costs of separating the rail corridor from the roads in the southern half of the city, either by placing the tracks in a trench or by submerging roads under the tracks. The trench alternative, which emerged as by far the more popular of the two options, has an estimated cost of $488 million or $1 billion, depending on whether the trench is built at a 2 percent or 1 percent grade. The cheaper option, a 2 percent grade, would require exemptions from Caltrain and possibly the Federal Railroad Administration and may encounter opposition from Union Pacific, whose trains use the rail corridor for freight, according to Michael Canepa of Hatch Mott MacDonald. The council did not vote on the trenching proposals, but several members vehemently rejected another design that would place roads under the train tracks. Doing so would require the acquisition of 32 privately owned full parcels and seven partial parcels, a prospect that many agreed was a deal-breaker, even though the price tag — about $320 million, according to the study — was more favorable. Councilman Marc Berman

called the idea of taking properties an “absolute nonstarter” and said it would be “devastating to the community.” Mayor Nancy Shepherd agreed, as did many council colleagues. “The only option I would consider would be trenching because it does not take homes,” Shepherd said. The study only looked at digging a trench south of Oregon Expressway, which would include grade separating the crossings at Charleston Road and Meadow Drive. The council requested that Hatch Mott MacDonald study only this part of the corridor. If this proves prohibitively expensive, members reasoned, there’s no reason to spend more resources evaluating trenches for the far more complex northern half of the corridor. Digging a trench north would require the reconstruction of the Embarcadero Road and Oregon Expressway crossings. It would also require construction across the environmentally sensitive San Francisquito Creek. Even so, the council agreed that it’s important for the city to have a community discussion about placing trains underground. Several members and speakers urged the council to spearhead a process called “context sensitive solutions” (CSS), which is commonly used by Caltrans to design freeway exits. The process, which was championed Monday by Shepherd and Councilman Pat Burt, entails intense community involvement in the early stages of design. (continued on page 16)

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No one is less than ... another. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Max McGee, Palo Alto school district superintendent, presenting Dashiell Meier, who has Down syndrome, with the national â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yes I Can!â&#x20AC;? Award. See story on page 5.

Around Town EDITING AFOOT ... The Weekly noticed this week that one portion of school board candidate Catherine Crystal Fosterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s profile on new community website Palo Alto Pulse had mysteriously disappeared. In the Sept. 13 profile, Foster originally said in response to Pulseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s question â&#x20AC;&#x153;How should PAUSD move forward from the OCR resolution?â&#x20AC;? that she was very concerned about the allegations in the boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s June resolution criticizing the Office for Civil Rightsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; investigative practices in Palo Alto. â&#x20AC;&#x153;However, I cannot determine â&#x20AC;&#x201D; nor can the general public â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the truth of the allegations in the resolution, due to the confidentiality of the OCR proceedings,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s irresponsible to speculate.â&#x20AC;? That statement has now been entirely replaced with one that repeats her commitment to cooperation, compliance and clear communication but no longer touches on the irresponsibility of speculation. She adds that, if elected, she will not support spending district dollars to â&#x20AC;&#x153;fight with a civil rights agency.â&#x20AC;? So what gives? Foster said Palo Alto Pulse Editor Victoria Thorp invited all four candidates whom she profiled to give feedback and corrections on the profiles both before and after they were posted (and Thorp confirmed this). â&#x20AC;&#x153;Given how frequently my position has been misstated in email, letters to the editor, and public events, I clarified the language on Pulse, which also answers the Pulse question more directly,â&#x20AC;? Foster wrote in an email to the Weekly. She said she is not retracting the original statement and maintains that it is â&#x20AC;&#x153;responsible to make a decision and pass a judgment based on complete information.â&#x20AC;? Candidate Terry Godfrey said she did not make any changes to her Pulse profile, and neither did Ken Dauber. Gina Dalma said she did not change anything except typos â&#x20AC;&#x153;nor do I believe someone should, unless there were factual errors in the original reporting. I believe changing positions without explicitly saying it is inappropriate.â&#x20AC;? None of Fosterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s responses to the other 10 questions Thorp posed to the candidates were changed

significantly or replaced. LIGHTNING MAPPER ... The first space-based lightning tracker for weather satellites has been delivered to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), according to a Lockheed Martin news release. Built by a team of scientists and engineers in Palo Alto, the Geostationary Lightning Mapper instrument will monitor lightning to deliver better advanced warning of severe weather, such as storms and tornadoes. The sensor will fly on the NOAAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite missions, known as the GOES-R Series. The satellite is expected to launch in early 2016. The satellites are an important element in NOAAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Weather Service operations, which provide a continuous stream of environmental information â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including weather imagery and sounding data â&#x20AC;&#x201D; used to support weather forecasting, severe-storm tracking and meteorological research. SPOOKTACULAR FUN ... Blossom Birth Services will host its third annual Halloween Trick-orTreat and Carnival on California Avenue in Palo Alto from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 26. The free, kid-friendly event will feature trick-or-treating at participating businesses on California (between El Camino Real and the California Avenue train station), carnival games, music, a raffle, arts and crafts, and kids activities. Businesses and farmers-market vendors will provide treats. Palo Alto Mayor Nancy Shepherd will give a welcome address and kick off the costume parade and contest, which she will also help judge. Blossom is also hosting a Halloween costume swap throughout the month of October. Families are encouraged to bring in gently used childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s costumes to Blossomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Beanstalk Resale Store, at 299 S. California Ave., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday through Friday. Blossom is a nonprofit resource center for new and expectant parents. Information about the event is posted at blossombirth.org/Special_Events/ halloween.html. Q

Upfront PARKING

City explores new garage University Ave.

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Palo Alto rejects developers’ proposals for new garage City to pursue publicly funded structure to help solve downtown’s parking woes

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by Gennady Sheyner downtown commuters new incentives to switch from cars to other modes of transportation. Price, meanwhile, said she was open to further exploring the privately funded proposals that the rest of the council rejected. “I think we’re prematurely limiting parking-garage financial alternatives to publicly funded options,” Price said. Her colleagues bore no such reservations and after a lengthy discussion rejected the two privatesector proposals that staff selected for further evaluation from a field of eight offers. One of these, presented by Ark Studio West, involved the Hamilton and Waverley lot and included retail space on the ground floor. Council members loved the location and were generally open to the inclusion of retail. But the proposal, they agreed, suffered from a fatal flaw: a stipulation that the city switch to paid parking in all downtown garages. That proved an impossible sell. While council members generally agreed that paid parking might be

a worthwhile idea to explore, the conversation should not be driven by a developer’s proposal. Councilman Marc Berman called the proposal, which would net about $17.50 a day per parking spot, a case of the “tail wagging the dog.” Councilmen Larry Klein and Greg Scharff made similar points, each praising the retail elements of the proposal, but declining to go along with the paid parking. “But I think it would be unwise for us to back into a dramatic change in policy just to have a deal,” Klein said. Council members found more to like in the second proposal, an offer by developer David Kleiman to build an underground structure with stacked parking spots on a small lot on Lytton Avenue and Emerson Street. That proposal also included a development with 18 residential units and retail. It would add a total of 75 new parking spots by replacing a 68-space lot with a 237-space garage. The new mixed-use development would itself require 94 of those

Hamilton Ave. Map by Lili Cao

ew parking garages may be an urgent priority in Palo Alto, but city officials balked Monday at giving private developers a shot at building the new structures. Rather, the council reaffirmed by a 7-2 vote its commitment to pursue a publicly financed downtown garage and directed staff to draft a request for design firms to come up with plans for the structure. Members also agreed that the best location for a new garage would be on the corner of Hamilton Avenue and Waverley Street, which is currently a parking lot. Vice Mayor Liz Kniss and Councilwoman Gail Price both dissented but for very different reasons. Kniss said she’s not comfortable moving forward with a new garage without first seeing how the city’s other major parkingrelated initiatives turn out. These include a downtown residentialparking permit program, which is set to launch early next year, and a “transportation-demand management” program that would give

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A new parking garage is proposed for downtown Palo Alto, and the City Council Monday asked that it be located at the corner of Hamilton Avenue and Waverley Street, one block from University Avenue. spots, in accordance with the zoning code. The idea of installing lifts that automatically stack cars intrigued the council, though Klein argued that it also comes with risks. The garage on the small Downtown North lot would be in close proximity to two other parking facilities — the lot next to Aquarius

Theater and the garage on Bryant Street. People might very well choose to park in these traditional spaces rather than go to a more modern system. If the new garage isn’t used much, that would not be a good return on the city’s investment, Klein said. (continued on page 13)

Neighborhood Leaders Support Greg Scharff “

At this pivotal time, Palo Alto needs Council members who have experience and good judgment, who have grappled with difficult issues, and who will listen to the community. That’s why I am endorsing his candidacy. Art Lieberman, former President Barron Park Association

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New direction proposed for Palo Alto’s shuttle program City Council to consider increased service, new routes by Gennady Sheyner

alo Alto’s tiny fleet of cityrun shuttle buses may soon see a dramatic expansion, including a doubling of buses on the popular Crosstown route and a brand new service that would link the downtown Caltrain station with Mountain View businesses. The City Council will consider on Monday night changes to the city’s shuttle program, which currently includes three routes: the long-established Crosstown and Embarcadero shuttles and the nascent East Palo Alto Shuttle (the lattermost route came into existence in July and is funded primarily by East Palo Alto). The expansion proposal would double the frequency of the Crosstown shuttles and introduce a fourth route: the West Shuttle, which would whisk passengers between south Palo Alto and downtown and would also serve employees from the West Bayshore Business Park in Mountain View via a connecting shuttle. Though the city’s shuttle program is dwarfed by other bus services, including those offered by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority and Stanford

University, the changes proposed by staff would create the most significant expansion for the program since its inception a decade ago. The proposal is one of many strategies the council is now pursuing to address the city’s parking and traffic woes — a toolkit that also includes a new residen-

Embarcadero already has a relatively short headway of 15 minutes, the consultant noted. Connecting the businesses at the east end of the city to the downtown transit center, it gets 75 percent of its funding from Caltrain; its timing is designed to accommodate the train schedule. The Crosstown Shuttle, by contrast, could see its ridership rise by 40 percent if the city were to increase its frequency. The northsouth shuttle is by far the busier of the two main routes, offering connections from Charleston Road to the downtown Caltrain station by way of Middlefield Road. The route is funded entirely by the city and includes increased services in the morning and mid-afternoon to support Jane Lathrop Stanford and Jordan middle schools. In analyzing the Crosstown Shuttle, Fehr & Peers determined that the ridership peaks during the midday period and that increasing frequency between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. would particularly help seniors and residents with mobility needs. A recent on-board rider survey conducted by the city confirmed riders’ desires.

West Shuttle route, meanwhile, is expected to cost about $400,000 a year, a total that the city hopes will be partially offset by contributions from employers in the West Bayshore Business Park. Staff is also proposing, on a trial basis, a summer trolley that would run at lunch time between

‘So what we’re introducing is ... a brand new school-focused route that does not exist today,” he said.’ —Jaime Rodriguez, chief transportation official, City of Palo Alto tial-parking permit program in downtown neighborhoods, the creation of a new Transportation Management Authority to spur the city’s efforts to reduce traffic, and the exploration of new downtown garages. According to a report from planning staff, the expansion would be far from cheap. Increasing the frequency of the Crosstown Shuttle from one hour to 30 minutes between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. would cost the city about $88,800 annually. Adding the

downtown Palo Alto and Stanford Shopping Center. The trial would cost about $20,000. In forming its recommendation, the city’s planning department hired a consultant to evaluate the existing shuttles and propose changes, including higher frequency and new routes. The consultant, Fehr & Peers Transportation Consultants, looked closely at the two established routes and concluded that the Embarcadero line is essentially fine the way it is. The

Furthermore, of the 116 riders surveyed overall, more than 70 chose “frequency of service” as the attribute of the shuttle system that they value the most (“on-time performance” was a distant second). The consultant is also suggesting starting the Crosstown Shuttle service earlier in the day, sometime between 6:30 a.m. and 7:40 a.m., because ridership is so high during the first run of the day. Though it hasn’t even been approved yet, the West Shuttle proposal has come under some criticism already because it partially duplicates the service of VTA’s Route 522/22. The VTA buses go up and down El Camino with frequencies that can be as high as 10 buses per hour in each direction. This redundancy was pointed out by Councilman Pat Burt in February, when the council first considered expanding the shuttle program. At that meeting, the council requested city planners to conduct more analysis and return with a more refined proposal. Yet both staff and consultants believe the new route would (continued on page 14)

HEALTH

Local mom launches app to help kids lose weight Mobile approach to weight loss meets youth where they are

oanna Strober’s 11-year-old son had a weight problem. Looking for advice and specific weight-loss tools, she took her son to see his pediatrician, who didn’t offer much besides “exercise more, eat less,” Strober said. “It’s really hard to know what to do when the doctor tells you that,” the Los Altos Hills mother said. She looked into other options to help her son be healthier. There was the Stanford Pediatric Weight Control Program, a six-month-long behavioral and educational program that Strober referred to as the gold standard for children’s weight loss. But it comes with a $3,500 price tag (though financial assistance is available) and its success — since 1999, more than 80 percent of the children have achieved “age-appropriate weight reduction” — is based on active, inperson participation. Groups of children ages 8 to 18 and their families are required to be on campus weekly for two-hour meetings, which is logistically

challenging for many parents, including Strober. But talking to Stanford staff and doing some research on weight-loss apps, Strober realized that the program’s best practices could be translated into a more accessible platform that reaches kids and parents where they are. With a background in venture capital, she did what any other Silicon Valley mother would do: She founded an app company she named Kurbo. The smartphone app, run by a 10-member team out of a downtown Palo Alto house, aims to offer the best of Stanford’s program to 8- to 18-year-olds and their parents at no charge. The main feature of the app is a meal-tracking system: Users log what they’re eating throughout the day, and the app lets them know how they’re doing using a “traffic light” system. Red foods are deep-fried items, fats, sugars and carbs. Greens are fruits and vegetables; yellow is everything else, to be eaten in moderation.

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When Kurbo users log what they had for breakfast — perhaps two eggs and whole-wheat toast with butter — the app will let them know how many red foods they can eat the rest of the day. Kid-friendly games teach about what foods fall into which traffic-light category and why; videos offer information on topics like portion size, exercise and budgeting. “The best thing you can do for weight loss, period, is to track what you eat,” Strober said. “If you pay more attention to what you eat, you’re more likely to lose weight.” This doesn’t mean counting calories so much as learning about what is in the food in order to establish a healthier, longterm lifestyle. It’s also about choice. Kurbo doesn’t tell users what red foods they can or can’t eat; that’s up to them. The app’s second defining feature is a coach who serves as a third-party (read: non-parent)

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Esther Levy, a senior behavior coach at Kurbo, shows how to use the company’s app to keep track of meals throughout the day. support system for the kids. Instead of weekly in-person meetings, the Kurbo coaches — all of whom have established experience in children’s health — are available to both the children and parents via Skype, FaceTime, text or email at all times. Scheduled sessions usually take about 10 minutes and generally don’t occur more than once a week. The coaches can view the foods and exercise time children have logged and help them to set personal goals around eating and exercise. Esther Levy, a former elementary school teacher who worked at the Stanford pediatric program for four years before joining Kurbo as a coach, talks to kids when they get home after

school, before they go to bed — even while they’re on vacation. “It really reaches kids wherever they are and makes it as easy as possible to support them in losing weight or just being healthier,” she said. “We know that the third-party accountability is really important and taking the role of the food police away from the parents,” said Strober, who said she struggled with that with her son. “I was telling him what to eat, and I was creating a lot of problems,” she said. “You’re really scared (as a parent). It’s not just the weight issue; it’s the health issues; it’s the emotional issues. There are a lot of things that hap(continued on page 16)

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News Digest A man who died on the train tracks in Palo Alto on Oct. 15 has been identified by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s office. Quinn Gens, 19, of Palo Alto was struck by a southbound train at about 5:40 p.m. near Charleston Road, according to Caltrain. The coroner determined the incident was a suicide. Gens graduated from Henry M. Gunn High School in 2014. The Gens family issued a statement on Monday: “Our much-beloved son, and brother, ended his life on Oct. 15; he chose to leave this world because he could not see a future in it, regardless of our love for him. He left a message, saying he loved us all,” they wrote. “We would like to thank all the people, and there were many, who made this life bearable for him. He loved you all,” they said. In addition, the family is establishing “Quinn Cares,” a charitable organization that will be devoted to bullying prevention, helping underprivileged children receive podiatric care and strabismus research, Last week, the Palo Alto Unified School District responded to Gens’ death by increasing counseling support at Gunn. Any person who is feeling depressed, troubled or suicidal can call 1-800-784-2433 to speak with a crisis counselor. People in Santa Clara County can also call 1-855-278-4204. Q — Sue Dremann

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A rendering of the $5.5 million renovation to the 12.2-acre El Camino Park shows new playing fields, nighttime lighting and expanded parking.

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Another flashing incident reported With Palo Alto police on the lookout for a man involved in a string of flashing incidents earlier this month, a parent has stepped forward to report that her 13-year-old daughter witnessed a similar case of indecent exposure in early August, police said. The August incident — like the first two this month, which involved 14- and 10-year-old girls, respectively — involved a child and a man in a car who lewdly exposed himself before driving away. Police said that in August a 13-year-old girl was walking her dog between 1 and 2 p.m. in the 1600 block of Bryant Street, in Old Palo Alto. As the car slowed down, the girl looked into the open passenger window of a blue Volvo parked on the street and saw a man inside who was masturbating. He did not speak to her, police said. The girl continued to walk and once again encountered the car, which had relocated, this time on Emerson Street. She reportedly sped up to walk past the car when the man called out a greeting to her. Police said she ignored him, walked home and immediately related the episode to her parents, who did not call the police at the time. The description of the man in the August episode is similar to that given earlier this month. The flasher was described as a white male, “clean-cut” and between 20 and 30 years of age. The victim said he had brown hair and was wearing large black sun glasses and a white tank top. Police are asking that anyone with information about any of these incidents call the department’s 24-hour dispatch center at 650-329-2413. Q — Gennady Sheyner

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our years after Palo Alto began to consider replacing the playing fields, upgrading the lights and sprucing up the pathways around El Camino Park, the city is at last preparing for the construction phase. The renovation of the small and once-busy park near the Menlo Park border was prompted by the recent construction of an underground water-storage tank at the park, a project that stretched from September 2011 to this past January. On Monday, the City Council approved a construction phase that will replace the two existing grass fields with synthetic turf; add four new field lights to permit evening play; install bike parking, a new bathroom and a scorekeeper booth; and create a bike path from the park to the downtown Caltrain station. The project does not, however, include a dog exercise area, an amenity that several council members lobbied for during the planning process. In August 2012, the council approved $2.5 million for the new recreational amenities that included a dog run, but the component was later struck from the plan because of the park’s proximity to the San Francisquito

It didn’t take long for Palo Alto to reap the benefits of taking over its namesake airport from Santa Clara County. Just two months after the city finalized the takeover, the city has announced that it has received close to $500,000 in federal funding and is preparing to upgrade the long-deferred reconstruction of Palo Alto Airport’s dilapidated runway. The refurbishment of the runway has been delayed for many years because of the county’s dispute with the Federal Aviation Administration, a conflict triggered by the county’s decision not to approve a skydiving operation at the San Martin Airport. The denial kept the county from obtaining grant funds for all of its airports, including the one in Palo Alto. With the airport in the city’s hands now, federal grant funds are available for the runway work, according to a new report from the city’s Public Works Department. The City Council is scheduled to approve on Monday night a $445,586 contract with Graham Contractors to rehabilitate the runway and taxiway, with work set to begin next month and last about two weeks, the Public Works report notes. Work will be performed in two phases, with much of the renovation taking place over four nights, between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m. Though the project will require occasional closure of the runway and the taxiways, the tower will continue to be staffed and other portions of the airport will remain operational, according to the city. Q — Gennady Sheyner Page 10 • October 24, 2014 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com

create a larger dog-exercise area at another Palo Alto park during morning hours. Even without the dog run, the price tag of the improvement project has gone up by more than $1 million since the council last discussed it more than two years ago. The new amenities, as well as the expansion of the parking lot to accommodate 22 new spaces, brings the project’s cost to $5.5 million, well above the $4.4 million budget that the council adopted in 2012. To pay for these amenities, the city plans to tap into $1.6 million from the Utility Department’s Water Fund, use $2.2 million in park-development fees for the project and draw about $510,000 from the Infrastructure Reserve. A new report from the Public Works Department indicates that staff will be requesting more funding to cover the gap. The council’s approval allows the city to go out to bid for construction in November, solicit proposals by December and complete the improvements by the end of 2015. Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.

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Creek and its endangered steelhead trout. Much like the city’s renovation of its golf course and the ongoing makeover of City Hall’s ground floor, the El Camino Park project has undergone a significant evolution in scope and cost since its inception. In addition to looking for ways to add a dog park, the city’s Parks and Recreation Commission since summer of 2010 has discussed changes to the park including, upon direction from the council, a way to integrate the historic Julia Morgan building that is currently at 27 University Ave. Last year, however, commissioners concluded that neither the dog run nor the Julia Morgan building could be adequately accommodated at the 12.2-acre park. At a March 2013 meeting, then-Chair Ed Lauing concluded that the park has too many amenities to also accommodate a dog area and the Morgan building, known as Hostess House. Commissioner Jennifer Hetterly called the proposed design “mashed potatoes” and also rejected a dog park. The commission is now spearheading a pilot project that would

An overview of the soon-to-be-renovated El Camino Park shows the locations for the new athletic fields, pathways and expanded parking.

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contribution to having a collaborative like this. What is the value to them?” Councilman Greg Schmid supported that idea, suggesting the best next step for staff is to find out what kind of partner — financial and otherwise — the school district is willing to be. “The two organizations that have a critical responsibility are the school district and the city,” Schmid said. “I think the starting point is to say, ‘Do we have a partner in the school district? And how far does this partnership go?’” Though Project Safety Net’s future remains uncertain, what was clear Tuesday night is that its current model is not working. Staff have suggested pivoting their focus from rehiring and restructuring to providing funding directly to partner agencies and programs. Van der Zwaag said that to many who are frustrated by the group’s organizational strife, making grants feels like a “hands-on way of saying, ‘Yes, we are doing the work that needs to be done.’” Van der Zwaag and de Geus said that the nature of the executive director position, which is full-time yet provisional and offers no benefits, has failed to

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attract the kind of professional who would be able to transcend the collaborative’s management difficulties. They maintained that embarking on another hiring process is not a worthwhile use of time or money. During the full year Christina Llerena served as director, the group spent about $94,000 on personnel, Van der Zwaag said. “We feel at this point it’s not good money to spend given the experience we had with the last two directors,” de Geus said. “We should take a step back, talk to the council about options for maybe looking at this a little differently and talk to the school board, a key partner, about their level of interest and commitment. Are they willing to potentially support a director position or partner with us so we can actually do a different kind of search for a different caliber (person)?” Councilwoman Gail Price expressed concern about staff’s recommendation not to rehire a director and become, essentially, a granting agency with only $2 million in council funding to dole out. “It just seems that without a center to the hurricane, it’s going to be tough to continue to make really important contributions,” Price said. “There’s a lot at stake here. This is huge.” Price also expressed concern

about another staff suggestion to create a shared leadership. She asked, Without partners who share the financial as well as organizational burden, how would it function successfully and sustainably? Price offered the example of Redwood City 2020, a collaborative with a similar mission — bringing together private and public agencies to work on youth and family health — but

away,” Price said. Councilman Greg Scharff opposed the idea of granting funds directly to organizations or programs, saying that model “seems separate to the notion of keeping the collaborative together.” He also demanded more clarity from staff on next steps for the coalition. “I’m not here to dream. I’m here to make decisions based on good staff work that says, ‘We

‘It just seems that without a center to the hurricane, it’s going to be tough to continue to make really important contributions. There’s a lot at stake here. This is huge.’ —Gail Price, councilwoman, City of Palo Alto a very different structure. All of its partners pay an annual membership fee of $24,000 and are required to contribute other resources, such as staff, to help advance the group’s goals. “We have the foundation for a work plan that has some meaning, but I think if we don’t look at other structures or models that look at this a little bit more strategically — meaning accountability, resources and funding — then this model won’t be sustainable because eventually, as several people are pointing out, the money will go

have these opportunities; we can go in this direction; Redwood City is doing this.’ ... I want choices that have staff backup and say what we are supposed to do here from an analytical standpoint,” he said. “I haven’t seen that.” De Geus responded that the meeting was intended more as a study session to discuss Project Safety Net’s status and gauge what concrete next steps could be, rather than asking the committee to make a decision. He said staff would meet with City Manager James Keene to discuss

the committee’s feedback before having a “courageous conversation” with the school district and returning with more specific ideas for a path forward. In the agenda for next week’s school board meeting, Superintendent Max McGee wrote that it was “disturbing” that there was no mention at the Policy and Services committee meeting of two proposals he had discussed the day before with Keene and his staff. One proposal, he told the Weekly Thursday, involves the school district taking the lead on Project Safety Net, including hiring staff and providing financial support. The second focuses on creating wellness centers at Palo Alto’s two high schools, an idea de Geus also put forth at an Oct. 9 meeting of the collaborative. “Our proposal was not presented and ... our staff was not afforded the opportunity to participate in any discussion,” McGee wrote in the agenda. At the Oct. 28 board meeting, he said, he will “reiterate the importance of the collaborative venture of Project Safety Net and will briefly outline what we think might be a good solution to the problems that PSN has faced as directors have chosen to leave.” Q Staff Writer Elena Kadvany can be emailed at ekadvany@ paweekly.com.

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is for parking. Period. You’re risking to create more problems if you (continued from page 7) try to create retail or office space in the area because it’s going to “It might be perfectly appropri- make things worse.” Faith Bell, owner of Bell’s ate for a private person to take that risk, but I don’t see the public Books, said it’s hard not to see the developers’ proposals as land taking it,” Klein said. Several council members also grabs. She urged the council not made a point that the city doesn’t to relinquish city-owned lots to really need a private party to fi- private parties in exchange for nance the new garage. It is already parking spaces. “This property is too valuable included in the $125-million list of infrastructure priorities that the to give up,” Bell said. In requesting that staff prepare council approved in June, and the city has already identified fund- a scope of work for a publicly financed garage ing sources for these (which is expected projects. These into cost about $13 clude the city’s in- ‘Just build a million), the counfrastructure reserve, cil cribbed some funds from the garage. Don’t elements from the Stanford University mix it with private proposals it Medical Center’s rejected. The coundevelopment agree- commercial, cil stipulated that ment and proceeds retail or the lot on Hamilton from the hotel-tax anything else.’ and Waverley be the increase that the —Bob Moss, preferred location council hopes voters Palo Alto resident for the new garage will approve in No(the second choice vember. “It’s something we can kind of is Lot G on Gilman Street, near do ourselves,” Berman said. “I the downtown post office). The council also asked staff to don’t know, frankly, that there’s a desire in the community to have a explore smaller lots that would public-private partnership for this accommodate a heretofore unexplored technology: stacked kind of thing right now.” Greg Schmid said the “private parking. While Kniss argued in favor of strategy doesn’t make a lot of sense for the city.” The city is not holding off on the new garages, achieving its goals, he said, by Scharff spoke for the majority getting just 78 parking spaces in in advocating for imminent acexchange for giving up a piece of tion. The city, he said, is about city property for the period of a to start selling parking permits for residential streets, and even long-term lease. Residents matched the council’s with all the other traffic-reducing skepticism. Bob Moss, a frequent measures, people will need new critic of new developers, argued spaces to park their cars. He also cautioned that a similar against adding any kind of development, mixed-use or otherwise, need exists in the California Avenue area, where employees also to the garage. “Just build a garage. Don’t mix park on the residential streets. “We need to start on this imit with commercial, retail or anything else,” Moss said. “A garage mediately,” Scharff said. Q

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“casual users of transit along El Camino who do not make the trip on VTA due to its cost.” During an August discussion of the shuttle expansion, city Chief Transportation Official Jaime Rodriguez told the Planning and Transportation Commission that staff is trying to accomplish three different things with the West Shuttle that currently don’t exist within the community. One is to better accommodate Caltrain commuters during the peak hours by providing a service that is “complementary, but not competitive” with the VTA. Later in the day, the West Shuttle would aid school children by offering a route from Palo Alto High School to students who live south

of Oregon Expressway. Crossing Oregon, Rodriguez told the commission, can be a deterrent for students who want to bike to school and who generally get driven. “So what we’re introducing is ... a brand new school-focused route that does not exist today,” he said. The third element would benefit the entire community by adding a morning bus service, Rodriguez said. The frequency would be increased in the morning to accommodate the higher ridership, much like what the consultant is recommending for the Crosstown Shuttle, he said. Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.

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With the Our Palo Alto initiative stretching into its second year, city officials are preparing to hire an outreach consultant to assist planners in soliciting public input about local planning efforts. (Posted Oct. 23, 9:36 a.m.)

Palo Alto police seek suspects in robbery A man and woman suspected of robbing a jewelry store in Palo Alto at gunpoint on Wednesday, Oct. 23, escaped with several high-end watches, according to a police department press release. (Posted Oct. 22, 8:39 p.m.)

School Board candidates talk about issues What are the top three improvements the school board candidates can make to help Palo Alto’s elementary schools? Read on for the five board hopefuls’ answers to this and other questions on elementary schools, in lieu of a Palo Alto Council of PTAs debate on the topic that was canceled last week. (Posted Oct. 22, 7:38 a.m.)

Scamming mortgage broker goes to prison A San Jose mortgage broker who defrauded East Palo Alto and South Bay residents out of hundreds of thousands of dollars and caused them to lose their homes will serve time in federal prison, according to the U.S. Attorney General’s office. (Posted Oct. 21, 9:52 a.m.)

Candidates pledge ‘positive campaign’ With election season heading into its final stretch, the four City Council candidates endorsed by the group Palo Altans for Sensible Zoning are urging others in the race to join them in a pledge to keep campaigning positive. (Posted Oct. 20, 9:58 a.m.)

Man arrested for slashing roommate A man who used a steak knife to slash his roommate during a fight in the kitchen of their Downtown North residence was arrested Thursday night, police said. (Posted Oct. 19, 9:36 p.m.)

School board candidates meet for last forum The five candidates for Palo Alto Board of Education gathered Friday afternoon at senior center Avenidas for the last scheduled forum of the election season, discussing in a much more conversational setting topics from student stress to the state of the youth well-being coalition Project Safety Net. (Posted Oct. 18, 4:10 p.m.)

School district increases Gunn support In the wake of an apparent suicide at the Charleston Road train crossing this week, the Palo Alto school district and its partners immediately brought in extra counseling support to Gunn High School due to its recent history with such tragedy, district staff said. (Posted Oct. 17, 9:41 a.m.) Want to get news briefs emailed to you every weekday? Sign up for Express, our daily e-edition. Go to www.PaloAltoOnline.com to sign up.

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their classrooms. That year, he spoke to some of Ohlone’s second/third-grade and fourth/fifthgrade classes. He now always speaks to his own class at the beginning of the year and to others if he’s asked. Now that he’s older, his mother said that he’ll sometimes talk “in a very simple way” about how he and others with Down syndrome have extra chromosomes — 47 instead of the usual 46. “It helps them know about me and what it’s like to have Down syndrome,” Dashiell said. Dashiell’s mother, Kristin, said hearing him talk about having difficulty writing or speaking also helps other students who might not have disabilities but face similar academic challenges. Ohlone Resource Specialist Renee Alloy and Language Pathologist Cynthia Ehrhorn, who have both worked with Dashiell for several years and are impressed by his enthusiastic spirit, nominated him for the self-advocacy award. “He just acts as self-advocate every day by the way that he is at school,” Ehrhorn said. “He doesn’t let obstacles get in his way. He has this ‘I can do everything everyone else can do’ attitude.” “He knows how to share his condition and be very proud about it,” Alloy said.

Dashiell’s story also illustrates the benefits of inclusion classrooms for all students. “What I’ve noticed has changed is social awareness of other conditions and children interacting where normally they would have been isolated,” she said, mentioning that Dashiell has participated in plays and other school events. “When he tells others how this has impacted him, I see them walking around on the playground arm in arm, arm over shoulder, playing games ... just being more accepting of a variety of differences that there are in our human culture. What was really nice for me to see was that having this mainstream approach was really better for all kids.” And, Ehrhorn said, Dashiell’s efforts have helped to create a more accepting culture at Ohlone. “I think it really shows not just kids in his class but kids at the school that we’re all different, and just because you’re different or you do something differently, it doesn’t mean that’s any less than how anyone else would do something,” she said. “It’s created a culture of acceptance and tolerance for differences, which I think is really neat.” At the school board’s Oct. 14 meeting, Superintendent Max McGee presented a grinning Dashiell, wearing a suit and tie, with a

plaque commemorating the award, telling Dashiell that he serves as an example “for all of us.” “Perhaps the most important aspect of his presentations, beyond the wonderful information that he gives, is a message of tol-

erance, equality and understanding,” McGee said. “He reminds us we are all different, but no one is less than one another.” Q Staff Writer Elena Kadvany can be emailed at ekadvany@ paweekly.com.

Public Agenda A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to discuss in a closed session existing litigation involving Sterling Park. The council will then consider expanding the city’s shuttle program; designate a voting delegate to the National League of Cities conference; and go into a closed session to discuss the city’s negotiations with the school district over the Cubberley Community Center lease. The closed session on Sterling Park will begin at 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 27. Regular meeting will follow in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. The closed-session meeting on Cubberley will follow the regular meeting. BOARD POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE ... The school board’s policy review committee will discuss a Conflict of Interest policy. The meeting begins at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 28, in district headquarters at 25 Churchill Ave. BOARD OF EDUCATION ... The board will discuss a K-5 writing report, an update on ongoing Office for Civil Rights cases and tenant improvements for Fremont Hills. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 28, in district headquarters at 25 Churchill Ave. PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ... The commission plans to hear an update on the formation of the city’s new Transportation Management Association and hold a public hearing to review an Environmental Impact Report for 2555 Park Blvd., a proposal to demolish a two-story office building and replace it with a three-story office building. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 29, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave.

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Several members of the public agreed that it’s time to go out to the community for feedback. Nadia Naik and Elizabeth Alexis, founders of the rail watchdog group Californians Advocating Responsible Rail Design (CARRD), urged the council to move forward with the outreach.

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pen for kids who are overweight.” Coaches aren’t, however, free; consultations costs $75 per month. Strober said they plan to roll out a text-only coaching model soon that will cost less. Kurbo coaches often serve as parents’ support system, too. (One parent recently emailed Levy pictures of food labels while grocery shopping, unsure what was the most healthy choice.) But it’s up to the child whether or not to allow parents to be able see the app. And after an initial session with the coach, children also choose if they want

This includes figuring out exactly what the city’s goals for grade separation should be. “CSS is absolutely the next step,” Naik said. “We should not do any further engineering until as a community we have highlighted what’s important.” The council generally agreed. Burt said the context-sensitive solutions process takes time but is considered very effective. He called it the “current state of the

art in how to look at major transportation projects.” Councilwoman Karen Holman also said that the “time to start educating the community and getting input really is now.” Both Vice Mayor Liz Kniss and Holman also stressed that when it comes to a giant project like grade separation, money is just one of many concerns to take into account. “There’s the cost, and the emo-

their parents to be present for future sessions. Jordan Greene, a freshman at Carlmont High School in Belmont, said her coach helped motivate her to meet goals they set together and was someone with whom she could talk. She likes that the app is on her cellphone, and she has her coach’s phone number so she can text her if she has a question or a need. (Greene’s mother joked that she listens to her coach more than she does her own mother.) And it’s actually worked. Since starting with Kurbo in April, 14-year-old Greene has lost 30 pounds. She’s learned about portion size for the first time with a helpful comparison: One

serving is about the size of one’s fist. Fond of dance, she wants to try out for her high school dance team and says she now feels less self-conscious. Greene’s mother, Michele Brenner, said her daughter’s doctor suggested she try Weight Watchers a few years ago, but it wasn’t the right model for someone that young. They knew about the Stanford program, but it just wasn’t accessible, Brenner said, and there weren’t any other programs out there for someone of her daughter’s age. But, Brenner said, it’s not just that Kurbo is easy, free and accessible. The feature that sets the app apart, said Brenner and other users, is the fact that it puts the entire process — the tracking, the education, the goal-setting, the accountability — in the hands of the child. “It put her in the driver’s seat,” Brenner said. “She was doing it because she was self-motivated to do it, not because it came from me.” Putting kids in charge of their weight loss is an approach Kurbo replicated from the Stanford program. Sam Feldman, a sophomore at Kehillah Jewish High School in Palo Alto, participated in Stanford’s program when he was 9 years old and 50 pounds overweight. He joined the Kurbo team this summer as an intern, testing out the app and advising on what worked or what didn’t work for him at Stanford. (Along with a youth advisory board, a group of Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital pediatricians, psychologists and well-known tech experts helped develop the app and continue to provide guidance.) Feldman — now a slim, healthful, confident young man who plays three sports — clearly found success through Stanford’s

CityView A round-up

of Palo Alto government action this week

City Council (Oct. 20)

Trench: The council discussed a recent analysis of grade separating the rail corridor and agreed that more outreach needs to be done to solicit community input on the project. Action: None Parking: The council directed staff to put together a scope for requests for proposals for a publicly funded downtown garage. The council also agreed not to pursue private-sector proposals to partner with the city for a new garage. Yes: Berman, Burt, Holman, Klein, Scharff, Shepherd, Schmid No: Kniss, Price

Council Policy and Services Committee (Oct. 21)

Health funds, including Project Safety Net: The committee discussed potential uses for Stanford Development Agreement funds for Project Safety Net, Avenidas, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and Stanford Health Care. Action: None

Parks and Recreation Commission (Oct. 21)

Plan: The commission discussed the Parks, Trails, Open Space and Recreations Facilities Master Plan and its upcoming joint meeting with the City Council. Action: None

City Council (Oct. 22)

Appointments: The council interviewed candidates for the Planning and Transportation Commission. Action: None

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tional cost and the community cost,” Holman said. “Those need to be fully integrated.” The idea of either trenching the tracks or building a tunnel has been popular in Palo Alto for years. The idea became particularly appealing in 2009, when residents and officials became concerned about high-speed rail passing through the city and disrupting the community with an elevated alignment.

These days, as Caltrain prepares to electrify the corridor and increase its number of trains, council members are bracing for increasing congestion and disruption at intersections. The council agreed Monday that with electrification in the near future, the time to consider the city’s options is now. Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.

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Joanna Strober, left, founder of Kurbo, and Esther Levy, a senior behavior coach for the app, look over a child’s weekly food chart to study how he is progressing at their office in Palo Alto. program, and it went beyond just losing weight. “It really changed who I was in all aspects. I didn’t just lose weight,” he said. “I feel like I can really accomplish anything because I saw who I was before and who I am now, and it really gives me the confidence to do anything.” Feldman was at first skeptical that a mobile app with nowhere near the same level of in-person instruction could produce such results. (Plus, it ran counter to the idea that kids who need to lose weight should be spending less time on their screens and more time outside exercising.) But, he said, the more he thought about it, the convenience and affordability of a mobile version of Stanford’s approach made sense. Instead of carrying around a journal to log what you’re eating, you can pull your phone out and take a picture or

make a note on the app. Kurbo coaches are available through numerous mediums at all times. He saw beta users testing the app lose 15 pounds or more. Since launching to the public in August, thousands of people across the country have signed up with Kurbo, and coaches currently work with about 500 users, Strober said. More than 80 percent of users have reduced their Body Mass Index (BMI), a standard measure of body fat based on height and weight. “When the kids start feeling like they’re empowered to make changes, it’s really cool,” Strober said. “When they have a tool that helps them and then they have someone else who cares about them talking to them — that combination, we found, is really powerful.” Q Staff Writer Elena Kadvany can be emailed at ekadvany@ paweekly.com.

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A roundup of neighborhood news edited by Sue Dremann

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TRICK OR TREAT ... The 20th annual California Avenue Trick or Treat and Halloween Carnival will take place on Sunday, Oct. 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., offering a safe, kid-friendly Halloween festival along the avenue. Sponsored by local merchants and organized by Blossom Birth Services, the event for children 12 years old and younger offers trick-or-treating at participating businesses, costume parade and contest with prizes, carnival games, a raffle and live auction, live music and arts and crafts. Many activities are toddler-friendly, according to organizers. Admission is free. Palo Alto Mayor Nancy Shepherd will kick off and help judge the costume parade and contest. Blossom is also offering a costume swap throughout the month of October. Families can bring in gently used children’s costumes to Blossom’s Beanstalk Resale Store at 299 S. California Ave. Sunday through Friday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. NEIGHBORHOOD BOOK FAIR ... Palo Alto’s Barron Park Elementary School is holding its annual book fair on Saturday, Oct. 25, from 1 to 4 p.m. The fair provides a good opportunity to pick up new discoveries for children from preschool through eighth grade. The fair takes place at 800 Barron Ave., Palo Alto. WHAT’S GOING UP IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD? ... Residents who want to keep abreast of building projects in their neighborhoods can now access that information quickly through two new information sources by the City of Palo Alto’s Development Services department. The website paloalto. civicinsight.com lets users put in a neighborhood or street address to find all of the building projects that have requested permits up to six months past and as recently as the past 21 days. The site focuses on residential permits. Development Services also sends out an email update with commercial and civic projects through cityofpaloalto.org/ gov/depts/ds/default.asp. Q

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PLANNING FOR PARKS, ETC. ... The City of Palo Alto will host two workshops on the Palo Alto Parks, Trails, Open Space, and Recreation Master Plan on Tuesday, Oct. 28, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Downtown Library, 270 Forest Ave., and on Wednesday, Oct. 29, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Cubberley Community Center, Room H1, 4000 Middlefield Road. The long-range master plan includes small neighborhood parks and large open spaces, streets and paths that connect spaces.

Halloween decorations greet visitors on the 300 block of Santa Rita Avenue in Palo Alto on Oct. 22.

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A howl of a Halloween Old Palo Alto residents create Halloweens to remember, but beware the traffic by Sue Dremann wo dozen crows circling Jobs, put on spectacles for the holiabove Santa Rita Avenue day of horror: pumpkin heads on on Tuesday afternoon ap- pikes; a pumpkin tower; a gigantic, peared like a spooky omen of hairy red tarantula; anthropomorHalloween to come. The scene phic trees (actors on stilts who adwas reminiscent of the Hitchcock dress trick-or-treaters); and people in ghoulish costumes who jump out classic, “The Birds.” At this time of year, the crea- in the night. The theatrical tradition has tures fit in with the landscape: masses of cobwebs draped over spread throughout the neighborstone walls and entryways; tomb- hood. “There is a dynamic, in a posistones popping up from the earth; and spiders and ghouls lurking tive way, of keeping up with the about. On Halloween night, this Joneses. It gets a little competiOld Palo Alto neighborhood will tive. It’s like, ‘Oh — I need to upcome alive with hundreds of cos- grade,’” Thorjussen said. Around the corner on Cowper tumed people, flickering pumpkins and a host of cackling witch- Street, Margaret Chai Maloney’s family has set up a front-yard es and moaning zombies. A green-faced, life-sized witch graveyard. Some tombstones bear already flies over Nils Thorjus- epitaphs of still-haunting crises: sen’s home, and his house has a “R.I.P. Enron” and “R.I.P. Freddy yardful of tombstones, bats, as- Mac.” Each Halloween, Maloney’s chilsorted ghouls and ghostly decorations. He’s only halfway through dren get extra pumpkins to carve putting together his setup, which and the family roasts the scooped will include a smoke machine to pumpkin seeds. They’ll use some of the pumpkins to make soup — a enshroud the front yard, he said. Santa Rita, Waverley and many special family recipe, she said. But her favorite tradition inother streets in Old Palo Alto attract masses of people each year due to volves City Councilwoman Kartheir carnival-like atmosphere. en Holman, who arrives to make Each year Google co-founder Lar- handmade caramel apples with ry Page and Laurene Powell Jobs, Maloney’s children. The confecwidow of Apple co-founder Steve tions are distributed to visiting

neighborhood kids, Maloney said. “This neighborhood has a number of young families, and older families are focused on having a safe neighborhood for the kids,” she said. Maloney affectionately dubs one Lowell Avenue resident, Catherine Debs, “Mrs. Halloween.” Debs goes all out with 12foot inflatable ghosts that glow in different colors and other elaborate decorations. “Catherine is magical. Last year she had a candy store. Every year she puts so much into creating a Willy Wonka-like atmosphere,” Maloney said. At Debs’ home, a gigantic inflated black cat with a Cheshire grin nods from the first-story roof. Nearby, the Grim Reaper drives a pumpkin stagecoach. A former San Francisco assistant chief of protocol, Debs knows how to throw a party. This year she’ll bring in a hot dog vendor along with distributing a tubful of candy, she said. Bryant Street resident David Brunicardi said he has always loved Halloween. But growing up, his parents weren’t into the celebration. Now his 6-year-old son is making his own decorations. “It’s being passed on to the next generation,” he said, fingering the Popsicle-stick spider his son made, which hangs near the door. Brunicardi has created his own animated ghost, “Josephine,” who stands on the balcony waving a lit candelabra, he said. He won’t reveal the surprise setup he plans for the driveway, but he hints at past efforts.

“Last year, two guys on a scooter got caught in a very big spider web,” he said. For all of the treats people give out — some have distributed as many as 2,000 pieces of candy — the real fun is the camaraderie and sense of belonging, Thorjussen said. “It’s like a colossal block party. There’s lots of socializing. ... It’s a wonderful atmosphere,” he said. Still, Thorjussen hopes his neighborhood’s Halloween won’t turn into too much of a good thing. If it gets out of control, he’s afraid neighbors won’t want to do it anymore. Already, busloads of Halloween “tourists” crowd the streets. It’s like Christmas Tree Lane but with kids in the road, he added. This year, Santa Rita and Waverley are expected to be closed to traffic. Some residents said they hope that fact won’t make the neighborhood more attractive. But Thorjussen thinks it’ll improve safety. Obtaining permits to close the streets will require hiring a traffic-management contractor and paying for signage and other barriers. He said he wishes the city would recognize the traffic situation and post an officer unprompted, he said. “I don’t get the feeling they fully appreciate how crazy it gets here. I’d love for the city to step it up. Halloween is the biggest public holiday in Palo Alto,” he said. Q Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be emailed at sdremann@ paweekly.com.

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by Gennady Sheyner iving next to downtown Palo Thursday morning. The petition Alto’s bustling train station calls train horn noise a “significant has many benefits, but for community issue” and notes that some residents of 101 Alma St., the required noise level is “very a good night’s sleep isn’t one of loud, and with freight trains running throughout the night, many them. Douglas Cardwell said what residents struggle with sleep.” Establishing a quiet zone would keeps him up at night are horns from passing trains, a sound that “greatly improve the quality of has become a little too familiar to life by reducing noise pollution him and his neighbors in recent in Palo Alto, while still providing a safe crossing and at no signifiyears. On Monday, Cardwell joined cant cost to the city,” the petition his neighbors in asking the City states. On Monday night, Mahboubi Council for relief. The city, he and his neighbors said, should brought his case to the council establish a “quiet zone” near the and secured a commitment that downtown station, a designation city staff will explore the issue. that needs an approval from the Creating such a zone will not be Federal Railroad Administration. too onerous or expensive, MahThe designation effectively boubi said. Federal regulations waives the requirement that trains set out the process and criteria for sound their horns at least 15 sec- such zones, including a requireonds (and no more than 20 sec- ment that the zone be at least half onds) before approaching a public a mile in length and that certain grade crossing. The volume must safety measures be put in place. be at least 96 decibels and no The measures, which would have more than 115, according to the to be approved by the FRA in adTrain Horn Rule adopted in 2005. vance, could include such things Federal regulations specify that as wayside horns, signs or closure train conductors must use the fa- of crossings. Mahboubi’s presentation came miliar pattern of two long blasts, one short blast and one long blast shortly before the council was to signal their approach. That, set to discuss a far more ambihowever, doesn’t always happen, tious proposal for the Caltrain said Nancy Larson, who also lives tracks: the digging of a trench at 101 Alma. In some cases, the along the corridor in south Palo train operators like to do “a little Alto. While that project comes at staccato” as they enter the cross- a cost of $1 billion (or $488 miling. She said she recalled watch- lion, if the trench is built with a ing a train pass her house and steeper grade), creating a quiet hearing the conductor blow the zone would be much cheaper and easier, he said. The group believes horn seven times. “No one tells them what to do,” the crossing already has enough said Larson, whose apartment safety measures to enable the creation of the quiet zone with “little overlooks the rails. In recent weeks, residents of 101 to no construction,” he said. “Here we present to you an opAlma and their neighbors have been researching how to establish portunity to make within a very quiet zones. A petition recently short term a very huge impact launched by resident Zouhair Mah- on a big community,” Mahboubi boubi received 128 signatures as of said. Q

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September 27, 1937 – October 10, 2014 A longtime Palo Alto resident, Norman passed away peacefully on Oct. 10 after losing his battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in Manchester, England, in 1937, he earned his B.Sc. in chemistry from The University of Leeds in 1959, followed by a Ph.D. in 1962. In October 1959 he married Elaine, his childhood sweetheart and the love of his life. Upon completing his Ph.D., he and Elaine boarded the RMS Sylvania and set sail from Liverpool to New York to spend a “few years” in America and see what it was really like. After completing postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and the School of Pharmacy at the University of California, San Francisco, Norman settled into a long and successful career in organic chemistry research with Syntex Corporation in Palo Alto (eventually acquired by Roche) before retiring in 2007. In addition to being a gifted chemist, Norman was also a devoted husband and family man. His happiest moments were spent with Elaine; their sons Stephen and Matthew; daughter-in-law Lisa; grandsons Colin, Spencer and Dylan; and a large extended family of friends commonly referred to as The English Mob. A Manchester United fan since his youth, Norman loved the outdoors and spent much of his free time over the years playing soccer with Palo Alto Soccer Club, camping, backpacking, fishing, skiing and traveling with family and friends. Two of his favorite sayings were “games are meant to be played” and “life is meant to be lived,” and indeed he did both. The family would like to thank everyone for all of the support they have received throughout Norman’s illness, as well as with Elaine since his passing. We will never forget this. A Celebration of Life will be held at Alta Mesa Cemetery in Palo Alto on Friday, Oct. 24, at 11 a.m. with a reception to follow at the Palo Alto Elks Lodge. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network in memory of Norman. PAID

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POLICE CALLS Palo Alto Oct. 15-21

Violence related Assault with a deadly weapon . . . . . . . 1 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Domestic violence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Theft related Commercial burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Grand theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Shoplifting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle related Auto recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Auto theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Bicycle theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Driving with suspended license . . . . . 11 Driving without license . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Parking/driving violation . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . . 5 Vehicle accident/property damage. . . . 5 Vehicle tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Alcohol or drug related Alcohol transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Drinking in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Driving under influence . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Drunk in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Open container. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Possession of paraphernalia . . . . . . . . 1 Under influence of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Miscellaneous Casualty/fall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Found property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Misc. penal code violation . . . . . . . . . . 1 Outside investigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Possession of stolen property . . . . . . . 1 Psychiatric hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Public dumping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Resisting arrest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . 3 Unattended death. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Warrant/other agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Menlo Park Oct. 15-21

Violence related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Theft related Attempted robbery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Burglary undefined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Identity theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Residential burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Vehicle related Bicycle recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Bicycle theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Driving with suspended license . . . . . . 8 Driving without license . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Lost/stolen plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle accident/injury . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle accident/no injury. . . . . . . . . . . 2 Vehicle tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Alcohol or drug related Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Possession of paraphernalia . . . . . . . . 1 Under influence of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Miscellaneous CPS referral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Domestic disturbance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Found property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Info case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Medical evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Parole arrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Psychiatric evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . 1 Suspicious person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Violation of court order . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Warrant arrest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

VIOLENT CRIMES Palo Alto

3022 Emerson St., 10/16, 11:41 a.m.; battery/simple. 300 Pasteur Drive, 10/16, 5:36 p.m.; battery/simple. 200 University Ave., 10/16, 9:28 p.m.; battery/simple. 460 Hawthorne Ave., 10/16, 8:34 p.m.; assault with a deadly weapon. 33 Encina Ave., 10/17, 1:57 p.m.; battery/simple. De Soto Drive, 10/17, 3:05 p.m.; domestic violence/battery. Hamilton Avenue and Waverley Street, 10/17, 4:52 p.m.; battery/simple. 300 block Cambridge Ave., 10/21, 12:12 p.m.; battery/simple.

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Births, marriages and deaths

Gloria Leiderman Gloria Frank Leiderman, a youth advocate and longtime Stanford resident, died on Oct. 8 after a prolonged illness. She was 89. She was born on Oct. 1, 1925, in Lombard, Illinois. She studied sociology at University of Illinois, ChampaignUrbana, graduating in 1945. Shortly after she met Herbert Leiderman, and they married in 1947. After a stint in graduate school at the University of Chicago, she transferred to Harvard University, where she earned a Ph.D. in child development in 1953 and taught for a few years at the School of Education. In 1963, the couple moved to Stanford University and built a house on campus. She continued her academic career as a researcher in math education and learning, but she eventually devoted herself to childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mental health, doing both clinical work and advocacy. From 1970 to 1990 she held positions as associate and then executive director of Peninsula Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Center (now AchieveKids), after which she retired. She was honored with an Avenidas Lifetimes of Achievement award in 2004. Outside of her work and service, she enjoyed caring for her family, traveling the world, mentoring and teaching herself how to cook gourmet meals. She was predeceased by her daughter, Andrea Leiderman, in 2005. She is survived by her husband, Herbert Leiderman of Stanford; her daughter, Deborah Leiderman, and husband, Virgil Frizzell, of McLean, Virginia; her son, Joshua Leiderman, and partner, Angela Jo, of Albuquerque, New Mexico; granddaughters, Sarah and Abby Frizzell; and son-in-law, Hayes Alexander. A graveside service was held on Oct. 15 at Alta Mesa Cemetery. A celebratory memorial service will be held on Stanford campus, with the date to be announced in December. Memorial donations may be made to the Andrea Leiderman Fellowship, Haas Center for Public Service, 562 Salvatierra Walk, Stanford CA 94305.

Lena Levinson Lena Levinson, a Palo Alto resident and member of Congregation Beth Am, died peacefully on Oct. 14. She was 102. Born on June 21, 1912, she was raised in Chicago before going on to study and graduate from the Mount Sinai Hospital School of Nursing. She served as a U.S.

Army nurse in the Pacific Theater of World War II, specifically in the New Guinea, Bismark Archipelago and Luzon campaigns. After the war she came back to Chicago to continue her career in nursing at Mount Sinai Hospital and then with a group of orthopedic surgeons in the city. She continued nursing for many years, retiring at the age of 92. In 2011, she moved to the Bay Area to be close to her niece, Lori Luft and husband Hal Luft and family. She resided at Sunrise Senior Living in Palo Alto, participating in exercise activities, discussions on current affairs and community-service projects. She also regularly attended services, concerts and educational programs at Congregation Beth Am.

She wa s predeceased by four brothers and one sister. She is survived by many nieces, nephews and their extended families â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as well as many friends who called her â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aunt Lena.â&#x20AC;? A memorial service was held on Oct. 19 at Congregation Beth Am in Los Altos Hills. She will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery. The family requests memorial contributions be made to The Lena Levinson Garden in Israel through the Jewish National Fund. Contributors should call 800-542-8733 and give the project number, HN123019.

Maria Anne Lind Maria Anne Lind passed away on October 3, 2014 from complications of leukemia. Maria was born on January 30, 1967 and grew up in Racine, Wisconsin where she developed an early passion for art, academics, and impersonating Donald Duck. Maria attended The Prairie School where she designed a mural of cartwheeling human forms that set a playful rhythm of energy, hope, and determination for those passing through its halls. Maria graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Olaf &ROOHJH LQ 1RUWKÄąHOG 0LQQHVRWD ZLWK VWXGLHV LQ 6WXGLR $UW DQG Psychology. She also studied at the University of Copenhagen and immersed herself in an arts program in Manhattan. Maria applied her creative passion for art throughout her career as a graphic designer and an art director. She designed ad campaigns and directed photo shoots for national hair salons. She also designed extensively for the Stanford Alumni Association. Whimsy, simplicity, and elegance were common motifs across her designs, including the crafty drizzle of syrup on her kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; pancakes. More recently, Mariaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s creative and compassionate spirit has been focused on providing nurturing care and love for her family, including her husband Dan, their daughter Sophia (14), and their son Cooper (11). While living in Atherton, California for over 15 years, Maria sustained a devout commitment to her community and serving those in need. She served as a Vice President of the Mid-Peninsula Chapter of the National Charity League and was a congregant of Bethany Lutheran Church. Maria taught an art class IRU ÄąUVW JUDGHUV DW %HOOH +DYHQ (OHPHQWDU\ VHUYLQJ (DVW 0HQOR 3DUN DQG (DVW 3DOR $OWR 6KH DOVR LQYHVWHG VLJQLÄąFDQW WLPH DQG WDOHQWV LQ supporting local school foundations. Mariaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daily gift to all those she encountered was the warm embrace of her comforting and contagious smile. Maria immersed herself in nature and adventurous travels to remote regions of the globe as well as beautiful areas close to home. She particularly enjoyed hiking and skiing with family and friends in Lake Tahoe. 0DULD LV DOVR VXUYLYHG E\ KHU SDUHQWV -RKQ DQG (OVD :LQGK RI Nisswa, Minnesota, and her brother and sister- in-law, Rolf Windh and Karen Tourian, of Philadelphia. She was preceded in death by their beloved dog Bono, with whom she is now enjoying long and, at times, rambunctious strolls on a beach in heaven. PAID

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Patricia Ann Ahlquist, 71, of Menlo Park, CA died October 14th 2014. Born November 3, 1942, Pat Ahlquist was the daughter of Sidney and Ann Exley, and loving wife of Norman Ahlquist. She is survived by her son, Eric Peter Ahlquist, and granddaughter, Summer Rose Ahlquist. Pat worked as a realtor in the Palo Alto area. She sailed, skied and enjoyed the California wilderness with Norman and Eric. She will be missed by her friends and family. Memorial to be announced. PAID

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Cassius L. Kirk, Jr. Born in Bozeman, Montana, on June 8, 1929, he died of cancer in Stanford Hospital on September 22, 2014. He attended lower schools in Bozeman and in December 1943 moved with his parents and siblings to San Jose where he graduated from Lincoln High School. He enrolled in Stanford University in 1947 and received his bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in 1951. He enrolled in the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (Boalt Hall) in 1951, graduating with honors in 1954. From 1955 to 1956 he served with the United States Army of Occupation in Germany. Following discharge from the Army, he was associated with the San Francisco law firm now known as Cooley, Godward from 1956 to 1960. In 1960 he was appointed staff counsel for business affairs at Stanford University and served in that position until 1978, when he resigned to accept the position of chief business officer for Menlo School and College. He resigned from Menlo School and College in 1981 and since that time was a principal or investor in a variety of Bay Area business endeavors, including office buildings on Sand Hill Road; Just Closets, a seven-store retail storage accessory and custom closet company; and commercial office buildings in Redwood City. He was one of the original investors with the late Thomas Ford, the initial developer of low-density garden offices on Sand Hill Road. He endowed two professorships at Stanford University and was active in fund raising for Stanford and the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law. He served as a vice president for community affairs of the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce and a regional national vice chairman of Stanfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Annual Fund, and was on the advisory board of Allied Arts, and the board of directors of Pocket Opera of San Francisco. He also served a number of terms as president of Menlo Towers Association. He traveled extensively throughout the world, making more than twenty-five trips abroad, including seven around-the-world trips. He is survived by his sister Patricia Dowd of Seattle and eleven nephews and nieces and was predeceased by his twin brother Lawrence and sister Jo-Ann. At the decedentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s request, no services are planned. PAID

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Editorial

Our election recommendations Palo Alto City Council Karen Holman (incumbent) Greg Scharff (incumbent) Tom DuBois Eric Filseth Cory Wolbach (See editorial published Oct. 10.)

Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education Ken Dauber Terry Godfrey (See editorial published Oct. 3.)

Santa Clara Valley Water District Board Brian Schmidt (incumbent) (See editorial published Oct. 17.)

Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Matt Harris (See editorial published May 9.)

Palo Alto Measure B (Hotel tax increase) Yes (See editorial published Oct. 17.)

Palo Alto Measure C (Utility tax changes) Yes (See editorial published Oct. 17.)

Palo Alto Measure D (Reduction in Council size) No (See editorial published Oct. 17.)

U. S. Congress Anna Eshoo (Dem) (incumbent)

State Assembly Rich Gordon (Dem) (incumbent) To read full editorials and our complete election coverage go to PaloAltoOnline.com.

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Spectrum Editorials, letters and opinions

Consider workload Editor, I join the ranks of the many former City Council members and mayors who are opposed to Measure D. Measure D is a Charter Amendment, but proponents failed to engage the community before placing the measure on the ballot. Council size should be based on need, yet Measure D does nothing to decrease the workload of an already very busy Council. No other city in Santa Clara County has as many services as does Palo Alto. Besides utilities oversight, Palo Alto City Council members’ workload is atypical, with responsibility for a wide array of operations and services, including a golf course, general aviation airport, regional hospital and shopping center, major university, regional high-tech industrial park, multiple creeks, large areas of open space, Children’s Theater and Library, and a neighborhood park and library system. I believe that it is important to have a council that represents the many viewpoints on crucial issues facing the city. A ninemember council is more likely to provide broad representation and avoid the swing from one dominant viewpoint to another that is so typical in cities with smaller city councils. There is nothing worse that having a council that does not give voice to a group of residents who are involved and passionate about an issue. Lastly, there is simply no evidence that council meetings will be shorter. Measure D makes no provision for altering Council’s operating policies to achieve that goal. Dena Mossar Former Palo Alto mayor Emerson Street, Palo Alto

She did reach out Editor, I was surprised to read a recent editorial in regard to Nancy Shepherd, which read, “(Nancy Shepherd) has disappointed us for what we view as a leadership failure in not using her role as mayor this year to reach out to the community and attempt to heal the wounds from the Measure D election.” As an active neighborhood organizer, this has not been my experience at all. In early March, I organized a meeting for her to meet with Palo Altans for Sensible Zoning members in a roundtable discussion and watched as she listened, learned and followed up after a long friendly conversation. They showed appreciation for her State of the City address and knew it was a message from her heart to heal Palo Alto. For these reasons, I agreed to be on Nancy Shepherd’s re-election committee even though

I voted No on Measure D last year. Nancy shared her plans to have the City bring the community together for Town Hall meetings. They liked the idea and helped brainstorm concepts for “Our Palo Alto”: a community conversation about our future. Today Tom DeBois, Cheryl Lilienstein, Nielsen Buchannan and Fred Balen, from this meeting, sit on leadership and stakeholder committees that support this project with other community members — just like Nancy had hoped. I saw Nancy reach out, like she did during the difficult times championing school funding equity. Fifteen years ago her work helped to create the policy that all schools raise money through PiE to equally share funds for classroom enrichment. Her vision for one Palo Alto has always been strong. I support her re-election along with others who share the same view for One Palo Alto: Tom DeBois, Eric Filseth and Lydia Kou. Cindy Ziebelman Maybell Avenue, Palo Alto

Balanced, independent Editor, It would be hard to find a more qualified candidate for City Council than A.C. Johnston. As the founder and managing partner of the local office of Morrison & Foerster, a 1,000-member law firm, there is no question about his outstanding capability. We are fortunate that a person of his caliber is willing to run. Those who oppose him argue that he has only lived here for two years. In fact, A.C. raised his family here from 1990 to 2002; moved — at his firm’s request — temporarily to Japan, D.C and later London to manage groups in those locations (further recognition of his qualifications); and then returned to Palo Alto, which he always considered his home. While he is backed by many community leaders, he is independent, and no way thinks, as you put it, that “things have been going just fine.” As just one example, he believes that PCs have been abused and led to “hodgepodge, ad hoc development,” and he strongly agrees that such zoning should be used rarely and only in exchange for clear benefits, strictly enforced. You criticize him for not being fully informed on past issues. However, rehashing old issues is not what’s needed. Johnston understands the fundamental issue of appropriate controls on development and clearly has the ability to make balanced decisions on the future issues he will face. You contend that the slate you recommend will result in a “better balance.” However, the election of

angry anti-incumbents will more likely result in conflict. In that context, one of Johnston’s most important qualifications is that his law practice focuses on mediating and resolving complex disputes. A man with his demonstrated maturity and skill would therefore play a vital role in avoiding gridlock. I urge your readers to vote for A.C. Johnston for City Council. Walter Hays Parkside Drive, Palo Alto

Not a career politician Editor, I am writing to encourage my fellow Palo Altans to cast their vote this November for Lydia Kou for City Council. I worked closely with Lydia during the Maybell referendum and can attest that her leadership was vital to the successful outcome of that grassroots undertaking. Lydia’s ability to manage, motivate and organize the diverse parties involved was critical to the success of the referendum. Our City Council, divisive and lacking natural leaders, will benefit greatly from Lydia’s election. Furthermore, Lydia is not a career politician, or much of a politician at all for that matter. Her stated intention of ensuring that Palo Alto continues to be a great place to live, work and raise a family is refreshing in contrast to many of the career politicians and aspiring career politicians seeking to serve on the council. Lydia comes with zero incentive to sell out the citizens of Palo Alto to development or other special interests in exchange for future political support. I welcome the opportunity to add Lydia Kou to the Palo Alto City Council this November. Kevin Hauck Georgia Avenue, Palo Alto

The right messenger Editor, I am a retired special education teacher who worked in PAUSD for almost 30 years. In addition, I am the parent of five sons and have a granddaughter who graduated from Palo Alto schools. I have never been as excited or impressed with a candidate as I have been with Ken Dauber. Ken really grasps the issues from every side — parent, teacher and student. He puts the needs of students first. His emphasis on social-emotional health is very welcome in a district that often has failed to fully consider the importance of this factor to student learning. Ken Dauber not only served on the district-wide homework committee — he conceived the idea, worked patiently for its creation, and helped it to achieve consensus on a very tough issue. That’s

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the kind of public servant we need on our school board. Ken has the right message and he is the right messenger. Sally Wood East Meadow Drive, Palo Alto

We’re nonpartisan Editor, I would like to remind the community that PTA is a nonpartisan organization and does not endorse candidates for school board or City Council races. Current and former PTA officers and board members may not use their title or the name of the PTA to endorse a candidate (or advertise negative information) even for purposes of identification in any print, electronic or website candidate literature or letters to the editor. Any such use is an oversight on those people’s part and does not constitute an endorsement on the part of PTA. Susan Usman President, Palo Alto Council of PTAs Elsinore Drive, Palo Alto

Receptive ear Editor, This is an exciting time for me with the Mitchell Park Library and Community Center getting ready to open. I am also excited to be one of more than 200 enthusiastic endorsers of Catherine Crystal Foster for school board, a list that includes Congresswoman Anna Eshoo and Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian. Catherine’s recent work with a

nonprofit for first-generation college students exemplifies her commitment to education for all and her knack for collaboration. She brought together many similar groups on the Peninsula for brownbag sessions to share strategies and concerns, forming connections that strengthened the opportunities for students to succeed in college. Listening is a crucial skill for our school board members (and not just for those long Tuesday night meetings!). Catherine is exceptionally good at gathering input and soliciting opinions. I’ve watched her do this successfully in small forums like my living room and in larger, group events and am confident that she listens to the full range of opinions in our community. Please join me in voting for Catherine Crystal Foster. Alison Cormack Ross Road, Palo Alto

True commitment Editor, The school board election this year has an outstanding candidate, Terry Godfrey. If you have ever worked side by side with Terry, you know someone whose commitment to kids, their parents, their teachers and their education is off the charts. I worked as Terry’s colleague for three years on the leadership team for Project Safety Net, where she gracefully and forcefully put her many skills — from business, fundraising, PTA, her own parenting and a finely honed intelligence — to

work bringing what PSN learned into the larger context of schooling. Chief among this learning were the 41 Developmental Assets, a research-based set of neighborhood, family and school characteristics that enhance children’s and youth’s thriving. Her level-headed approach there is now evident in her critiques of the present and ideas for the future in her campaign materials. With a new superintendent ready to lead our district, having board members who know how to be critical friends — critical when necessary, supportive when forward thinking is in the air — is vital. Terry would be just such a board member. Ray Bacchetti Webster Street, Palo Alto

When so much matters Editor, This election year we are at an important crossroad in deciding whom to select for the PAUSD School Board. We have a new superintendent of education; important decisions to be made, including the possibility of opening a 13th elementary school and full implementation of the common core standards; and the task of regaining the school community’s trust after numerous mistakes with bullying, special education and a costly legal morass with the Office of Civil Rights. We can and should do better with our elected officials on the school board. I wholeheartedly support Ken Dauber and Gina Dalma for school

board. Ken and Gina want to ensure that every child is academically successful and will see to it that all of our professional school personnel are prepared to make this a reality. Ken and Gina bring a wealth of knowledge of how informed school policies are made that impact children. Ken and Gina have “walked the talk” in wanting the best for all of our children and have proven their commitment to education in Palo Alto. I enthusiastically support the two best candidates that can move our schools forward at this critical time when so much matters. I urge everyone to vote for Ken Dauber and Gina Dalma. Amado M. Padilla Former member of the PAUSD Board of Education Tolman Drive, Stanford

Valuable experience Editor, A letter was published in another paper last week opposing A.C. Johnston’s candidacy for the Palo Alto City Council, belittling his military service: Mr. Johnston had served for four years as a submarine officer. The author of that letter asked: “Is giving orders in a structured military environment, in the confined space of a submarine, relevant to working in a group that usually doesn’t share the same points of view?” Yes, it is; and that author would have known that if she had ever served in this country’s military. I joined the Navy right out of

college, served three years in Vietnam, two years as a department head on a ship and then a year as a swift boat commander in the combat zone. That experience taught me how to bring together a diverse group of men, many of whom did not want to be there, all of them of different backgrounds and points of view, and build them into a team to work together to achieve a goal: Get the job done and don’t get killed. You don’t just give orders; that is a recipe for disgruntled backlash and disaster. I used my military experience to lead a Palo Alto law firm for 13 years (not Mr. Johnston’s firm). I see Mr. Johnston has done the same thing as the managing partner of his law firm in Palo Alto. I have been a Palo Alto resident for 43 years. I would like to see someone of Mr. Johnston’s leadership abilities and experience sitting on the City Council. Maybe he can bring them together to work as a team for the good of the city and its residents. He has the leadership experience to do it. Christopher Ream Forest Avenue, Palo Alto

Showing up Editor, This week, PAUSD will be celebrating Unity Day, which will be celebrated across the country as part of a nationwide campaign to bring about an end to bullying in our schools and to create kinder (continued on page 24)

Streetwise

What local issue do you wish candidates were talking about more this election season? Asked at Town & Country Village. Interviews and photos by Jennah Feeley.

Linda Heywood

Peter Barrett

Jennifer Cameron

Gary Cullen

Carol Fin

Kansas Street, Redwood City Pharmaceutical industry

Bryant Street, Palo Alto Software engineer

Lincoln Avenue, Palo Alto Stay-at-home mother

Washington Avenue, Palo Alto Retired

Off Eleanor Road, Woodside Retired

“Oh, traffic would be a good one. And too much building — housing and business building.”

“It sounds selfish, but it is harder and harder to park in front of my own house.”

“More affordable housing for sure. I think at least education is headed in the right direction.”

“The current council is not listening to what people want. We need to get away from high-density housing.”

“Schools and traffic are a pretty big problem. The traffic on El Camino from Menlo to Palo Alto, it never ends.”

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Letters (continued from page 23)

and more inclusive communities. This year, Mayor Nancy Shepard has joined with mayors across California to launch the “Mayors

Campaign to End Bullying.” As someone involved in Unity Day and bullying issues in PAUSD, I have very much appreciated Ken Dauber’s support throughout the long process of updating our discrimination and

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harassment policies and developing PAUSD’s very first bullying policy. Ken attended every board meeting to support the new bullying policy and updating the other two policies. He was even there for the meeting that went until 2 a.m. Each time he spoke urging the board to support the work that was being done by parents and staff to support students. Some say 80 percent of success in life is showing up; Ken shows up, speaks up and has made a positive impact on the lives of our students. Ken consistently puts students first. I supported Ken in the last election, as I am in this election. It is the single most important thing I can do this year for my two PAUSD students. Mary Vincent Erstwild Court, Palo Alto

special honorary award and recognition by the PTA to thank her for her commitment and dedication. Below is a list of a few more ways she contributed to our school and district: - PTAC liaison from Duveneck - Founding board member of Palo Alto Partners in Education, representing her elementary school and generating the highest participation of any school in the district when she was the school rep - School leader for the 2004 school parcel-tax campaign and active volunteer for subsequent parcel-tax and school-facilities bond campaigns since. The parcel tax funds aides, class-size reduction and electives. Bond pays for new buildings at all our schools. Seema Vora Edgewood Drive, Palo Alto

Deep involvement

Keep Brian around

Editor, I think it is super important to get the facts right about the candidates running for Palo Alto school board. Catherine Crystal Foster has had a deep and continuing involvement in our schools and district. She has spent endless hours in the classroom, at school events and in long-committed roles like Site Council. I personally was a parent for a class she was a room parent for and have witnessed her endless hours of involvement with educators and children. To give perspective, her involvement was enough where she was awarded a

Editor, In the confusing electoral landscape, there is a clear choice for the District Seven seat on the Santa Clara Valley Water District board. Brian Schmidt, the incumbent, has proven to be the type of elected official that we always hope to have representing our common interests. He supports our needs for safe, clean and adequate supplies of water as a top priority. He is an advocate for means of assuring these supplies while preserving the natural environment, utilizing extensive water conservation programs, water recycling and

reuse, and careful management of groundwater supplies. These approaches are becoming the norm in the local water resources arena, in part due to his efforts. For the last four years, I have observed Brian as the District representative to the San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority. With fellow board members, staff and the general public he is always courteous and a thoughtful listener. He is not hesitant to confront challenging topics; indeed, he can be counted on to bring up issues that others shy away from. He is always prepared, does his homework and is open to alternative approaches and points of view. That is not to say that Brian does not have strong opinions. His environmental credentials are extremely impressive. He supports the mandates of environmental regulatory agencies and encourages collaborating with them to achieve watershed solutions that are beneficial for all species, including humans. And as a Mercury News article noted, Brian is a man with a “moral compass,” one who operates in the world with honesty, courage and respect for others, no matter what the personal and professional costs. I urge everyone to vote to return Brian to his seat on the Water District board so he can continue his outstanding work on behalf of sustainable watersheds. Jerry Hearn El Nido Road, Portola Valley

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Residents, city officials gear up to fight increased airplane noise by Sue Dremann

Some residents on Amherst Street in Palo Alto are concerned with the level of airplane noise affecting their neighborhood. t a gathering in the Holbrook-Palmer Park Pavilion in Atherton last month, as a resident began to speak about the incessant and loud airplane noise blanketing his neighborhood, 150 other attendees from Atherton, Menlo Park, Portola Valley and Palo Alto suddenly looked skyward. As if on cue, a large aircraft rumbled overhead. “I can’t hear you,” the resident quipped. The crowd applauded approvingly, but residents say that airplane noise over their neighborhoods is no laughing matter. In the 14 years since U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo and then-Palo Alto Mayor Gary Fazzino secured an agreement with San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to reduce plane noise by 41 percent, the 70 daily flights over Palo Alto have ballooned to as many as 200, according to charts on online flighttrack maps. Residents say the skies are turning into an aeronautic superhighway over Midpeninsula cities and that federal levels for acceptable noise, which date to the 1970s, are obsolete and need to be updated — pronto. Compounding the issue, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is currently rolling out a plan in the Bay Area to make the airspace more efficient — a plan that residents say is making the noise problem earsplittingly worse. Called Next Generation

About the cover: A Surf Air Pilatus PC-12 plane comes in for a landing at the San Carlos Airport on Oct. 17. Photograph by Veronica Weber.

Courtesy Stewart Carl

On May 31, 244 planes flew within 1.75 miles and 10,000 feet in altitude of the Birch Street intersection with California Avenue in Palo Alto, according to SFO’s Noise Abatement Office. The red circle in the middle denotes Palo Alto.

Air Transportation System, or NextGen, the plan switches airtraffic control from a groundbased system to a satellite-based one, which the FAA claims will allow it to guide and track planes more precisely and facilitate an expected growth in air traffic. As part of NextGen, commercial jetliners fly within a narrower band of airspace than before. They also descend using a continuous decrease in altitude rather than following a stepped descent, as previously done — but that increases noise as engines throttle for the decline, residents say. The NextGen changes have alarmed communities across the nation where the program has rolled out. Starting in June 2012 over Queens, New York, planes began flying at low altitudes every 20 seconds to a minute from 6 a.m. to midnight, said Janet MacEneaney, president of Queens Quiet Skies. MacEneaney lives about 10 miles away from LaGuardia Airport. “For the past 2.5 years, we’ve had an egregious amount of noise,” she said. Now, from Palo Alto to Brisbane, the issue is heating up. More than 900 Woodside, Portola Valley and Ladera residents signed a petition and letter to the FAA regarding the noise. Four Portola Valley and Woodside residents filed a petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth (continued on page 28)

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Circuit on Sept. 26 challenging the FAA’s finding that its plans for optimizing future use of the Bay Area’s airspace won’t have any significant impact. What’s more, residents say, the fledgling Surf Air commuter line of propeller planes, which uses San Carlos Airport, is adding a layer of smaller, allegedly noisier commercial aircraft over neighborhood rooftops. Citizens’ groups are springing up along the Midpeninsula with the support of their city governments: Sky Posse Palo Alto; CalmTheSkies in Atherton and Menlo Park; and the Ad Hoc Citizens Committee on Airplane Noise Abatement for the South Bay in Portola Valley and Woodside. The City of Palo Alto has sought to become a member of the SFO Community Roundtable — which addresses airport noise issues and represents every major

city in San Mateo County — but has been denied membership because it’s outside the county. But Palo Alto Mayor Nancy Shepherd and City Manager James Keene have both weighed in on NextGen’s environmental-impact study, Shepherd said. Palo Alto residents who are looking into the issue are seeking to form alliances with the established groups. Stewart Carl, a member of Sky Posse Palo Alto, began noticing the flight and noise changes around the fall of 2013. From his third-story Palo Alto home office, he has heard the thunderous noise as he’s worked late into the night and early morning. “I’ve lived there for 18 years and it never bothered me. Now I’m hearing jet noise constantly. I started wondering, ‘What is going on?’” he said. Residents last week gathered in a Palo Alto office conference room to discuss strategies and share information. They considered an email from an SFO official in the Noise Abatement Of-

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Stewart Carl, a Palo Alto resident, presents information about commercial-airline flight paths over the Bay Area during a meeting of local residents on Oct. 16. fice regarding changes in flight paths. He stated that there have been no changes in 2014, but a change did occur in 2013. Prior to July 2013, arrivals were split between routes over land and over San Francisco Bay. But the FAA permanently directed international planes to fly over the Midpeninsula after the Asiana Airlines crash, when the pilot landed short of the runway, he noted. The FAA has declined to comment on matters related to the SFO flights because of the pending litigation by the Portola Valley and Woodside residents. But numbers tell part of the story. This year, 68 percent of flights have come overland from the south compared to 54 percent in 2010, according to SFO data. For Palo Alto, 48 percent of flights came over land in 2014 compared to 45 percent in 2010. Palo Alto residents believe the flight paths have shifted to the south. SFO spokesman Doug Yakel said that flight patterns may expand or contract based on

Tina Nguyen, who has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration, talks with Jon Zweig and other area residents about the noise of airplanes flying over residential areas in Palo Alto and surrounding cities on Oct. 16. increases or decreases in air traffic volume, but he did not specify how far or where the contractions and expansions have occurred. Tina Nguyen, one of the plaintiffs challenging the FAA’s finding of no significant impacts in its environmental review, said tracking the flights through the online airport Web Tracker confirms flights are coming in further south than before. In addition, Southwest and Virgin America increased their traffic into SFO in 2007. The airport has compensated for it by sending many flights into a holding pattern over Woodside and Portola Valley, while they hold their place in the queue, she said. She verified the traffic patterns by studying the online SFO and San Jose flight trackers. All of these flights also pass over Palo Alto, she said. Yakel confirmed that traffic around the three Bay Area airports is up about 2 percent compared to last year, mainly due to increases at SFO and San Jose. In August, SFO recorded 18,664 arrivals, he said. Of these, 7,470, or 40 percent, flew over Palo Alto at an altitude of 10,000 feet and lower.

How loud is is that? that? Here’s what decibels sound like in terms of everyday noise Decibels (db) Noise

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Sources: Temple University Department of Civil/Environmental Engineering, Federal Agency Review of Selected Airport Noise Analysis Issues; Outdoor Noise and the Metropolitan Environment, M.C. Branch et al., Department of City Planning, City of Los Angeles, 1970; Centre for Human Performance & Health, Ontario, Canada

ecibel levels and how they are measured are a major point of contention between the FAA, residents and congressional members. When Eshoo and Fazzino made their agreement with SFO, the altitude for planes flying over the border of Menlo Park and Palo Alto was to be 5,000 feet rather than 4,000, according to a May 12, 2000, letter she wrote to members of UPROAR, a local airplane-noise group. Eshoo wrote that the change was anticipated to reduce noise by one to two decibels at ground level.

SFO also agreed to install a permanent noise monitor at the Palo Alto and Menlo Park border to aid enforcement. But Bert Ganoung, SFO’s manager of aircraft noise abatement, said the decibel monitor was never installed. When 9/11 and fears of SARS led to a drop in the number of people who were flying, airport revenues decreased, he said. The decreased number of flights also resulted in a lesser need to monitor noise levels, he added. In 2002, a letter from the head of the noise office withdrew the offer of a decibel monitor. Cities were offered monitors if they paid for them, with SFO agreeing to do annual maintenance, but most no longer saw a need, he said. An Eshoo spokesperson said the permanent decibel monitor was awaiting final permitting when 9/11 dried up air traffic and the funding for the site. “At this time, cities can pursue a portable decibel monitor program at no cost,” the spokesperson said in an email. “The State of California accepts this quarterly monitoring system as an acceptable substitute to permanent noise monitors under Title 21 — California Noise Standards. Again, it is incumbent upon cities to pursue this option, and they are encouraged to do so.” Nguyen’s group hired its own aviation-noise expert, who conducted tests and found that between Aug. 26, 2013, and Sept. 11, 2013, 61 arrival flights had a peak noise level of 80 decibels near Skyline Boulevard in Woodside, she said. The noise seems to stem from low-flying planes that are violating agreements SFO made in 1998 and 2000 to keep flights above Skyline above 8,000 feet and at the Palo Alto and Menlo Park border at 5,000 feet, Nguyen said. Data from the SFO Noise

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‘Now I’m hearing jet noise constantly. I started wondering, “What is going on?’’’ — Stewart Carl, a member of Sky Posse Palo Alto

Passengers board a Surf Air flight to Santa Barbara at San Carlos Airport. extGen has been touted by the FAA as a necessary and long-overdue program that will modernize the nation’s air-traffic operations systems and prepare for a future of increased sky traffic. The FAA’s Aerospace Forecast projects that commercial air-traffic volume will nearly double over the next 20 years. SFO forecasts a 2 percent annual increase in air traffic, Yakel said. “The airport can accommodate this rate without any adding runway capacity until about 2025-2030. At that point, airlines would have to start using larger aircraft, and/or the airport would have to expand runway capacity,” Yakel said. “To deal with the projected increases,” Carl said, “the NextGen program will channel air traffic into a handful of narrow flight paths starting up to 200 miles from an airport and will allow air-traffic control to use much tighter aircraft-to-aircraft spacing. “The net effect is all of the airtraffic and noise that was spread out over a large area is concentrated over a smaller population living under the handful of precision flight paths into an airport,” he said. Prior to NextGen, pilots charted their own course until 20 miles from the airport. This approach allowed for flight paths that were more spread out, and with them, the noise. Under NextGen, the flight paths will go directly on over particular neighborhoods, he said. The plan is to have five paths into SFO. Three of the five come over Palo Alto, and the city is getting roughly half of the arrival traffic, Carl added. Aircraft spacing, which is now about 6 miles between planes, will reduce to 1 mile or less, he said. Higher noise levels over Palo Alto are projected under the FAA’s plan, according to consultants ATAC Corporation. The greatest increase by 2019 is expected to be between 1 and 2.7

Living under the belly of a ‘beast’ Residents express growing concern over Surf Air’s small commuter planes ledgling airline Surf Air’s marketing slogan is “Disruptive Innovation — A Revolutionary Approach to Air Travel.” Some residents in Menlo Park, Redwood City and Atherton say it sums up their experience with the commuter airline’s turbo-propeller planes. Surf Air started flying out of San Carlos Airport in June 2013. The start-up airline offers members unlimited flights for a monthly fee between regional airports, including Burbank, Hawthorne, Santa Barbara, Las Vegas and Truckee. It currently has as many as 24 flights to and from San Carlos, with the earliest departing at 7:05 a.m. on weekdays and the last arriving at 8:55 p.m. On weekends, the first flight leaves at 8 a.m. on Saturday and the last lands at 10 p.m. on Sunday, according to the company’s website. The airline plans to add Oakland and Carlsbad to its service in November and December. But its concierge service has upset Midpeninsula residents, who say its Pilatus aircraft is exceedingly noisy. CalmTheSkies, a group based in Atherton, has been trying to get the company to change its flight paths or to have the planes fly higher. A Sept. 30 meeting at HolbrookPalmer Park brought together people from Palo Alto to Redwood City to voice their concerns to Surf Air executives. “A critical takeaway is that this isn’t an Atherton problem. It is a problem that affects many communities,” Atherton resident David Fleck, an organizer, said. Residents said the plane’s sound frequency has been like nothing they have experienced before. “I call it the blue-bellied beast,” said Sheri Shenk, who said the planes shake her home.

Her visiting grandchildren ran for cover during a recent visit. “I gauge it by the height of my redwood tree. It’s often lower than 1,500 feet,” she said. Surf Air CEO Jeff Potter, a former Frontier Airlines CEO who took over in February, said the airline wants to work with the community. Surf is testing a new, quintuple-bladed propeller that might be quieter than the four-bladed type in current use, he said. The airline would like to fly out of Moffett Field, which could eliminate some of the noisy traffic currently burdening south San Mateo County cities, but so far the company hasn’t gotten approval, he said. Pilots at the Sept. 30 meeting said that Surf Air pilots need training on best practices to descend more quietly in the Pilatus aircraft. CalmTheSkies is also working to try to get the Federal Aviation Administration to increase the altitudes on flight paths or spread the flight approaches over U.S. Highway 101. Some residents say they have already done enough talking, and they are considering legal options.

“That’s very indicative about how upset people are becoming in our community,” Fleck said. San Mateo County has continued to accept federal money from the FAA. Some residents say it is time to stop. “In doing so, they’re giving away the ability of the county to have leverage to manage ground operations better. We can no longer demand to manage curfews or the number of flights,” Fleck said. The residents also want better noise monitoring. The studies are dated to before the class of aircraft such as Pilatus existed, he said. Noise studies are also generally done nearest to airports. “They don’t extend back to the community,” he said. Residents said they are closely evaluating candidates running in this November’s election for their responsiveness on the issue. “It’s the county’s responsibility. They own it — it’s their airport. ... We’re really questioning where our seats of government are on these issues. They are missing in action, and we need them front and center,” Fleck said. Q — Sue Dremann

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Most European countries have dropped the standard to 55 decibels, Carl pointed out. Nguyen said the FAA’s use of the day-night average is exactly that — an average. It doesn’t note flights that exceed 65 decibels nor remove the night curfews when planes are not flying. A better weighted analysis would be to study noise levels from single airplanes passing over homes, the residents contend. The U.S. First District Court of Appeal supported that contention in an opinion on an Aug. 30, 2001, lawsuit filed by the group Berkeley Keep Jets Over the Bay Committee against the Port of Oakland. In that case, the Port’s Board of Commissioners had approved a plan to reconfigure and expand the Oakland International Airport to accommodate nearly double the number of flights between 1994 and 2010. The board had concluded there would not be significant noise and emissions problems based on the 65-decibel level, which is an average over a 24-hour period. But the environmental-impact study did not account for the disturbance of increased nighttime flights. The plaintiffs argued that the Port’s reliance on the average provided

a skewed representation of noise issues. The three-judge panel agreed. “This conclusion is derived without any meaningful analysis of existing ambient noise levels, the number of additional nighttime flights that will occur ... the frequency of those flights, to what degree single overflights will increase noise levels over and above the existing ambient noise level at a given location, and the community reaction to aircraft noise,” the judges wrote. The members of Congress raised similar concerns in their letter to the FAA. “It is imperative that the FAA properly balance emission and noise concerns. This includes variations of daily flight routes, continuous descent approaches and rapid ascents,” they wrote regarding the NextGen program.

File photo/Michelle Le

Abatement Office shows that more than 80 percent of arrival flights on a typical Sunday violated the 8,000-foot agreement, Nguyen said. Data obtained from the FAA also showed that between Jan. 1 and May 31, 2013, 60.4 percent of flights arriving from the west were below 8,000 feet over Woodside — with more than half of those flying below 6,000 feet. But Ganoung countered that planes fly at those altitudes only when weather is good. The FAA has a 65-decibel Day-Night Average Sound Level standard, which has been in place since 1976 and is considered compatible with residential neighborhoods. But the standard is “outdated and disconnected from the real impact that air traffic noise is having on our constituents and should be lowered to a more reasonable standard of 55 decibel DNL,” wrote 26 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, including Eshoo and Rep. Jackie Speier, in a Sept. 12 letter to the FAA. The letter demanded an update of national sound-level standards and that the agency expedite a five-year noise-level study the FAA has underway.

A Surf Air employee pushes a bag cart away after passengers boarded a flight to Santa Barbara at San Carlos Airport.

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Making a noise Government officials attempt to influence aircraft regulations alo Alto and other government officials have so far been fighting an uphill battle to decrease airplane noise over their cities. For nearly 20 years, Palo Alto officials have been trying to join the San Francisco International Airport Community Roundtable, a group that represents 19 cities within San Mateo County; San Francisco and San Mateo counties; the San Francisco Airport Commission; and The Association of Governments of San Mateo County Airport Land Use Committee. Palo Alto officials pushed to join the roundtable and become voting members in 1997 but were rejected. Mayor Nancy Shepherd attended the roundtable’s June 4, 2014, meeting and again requested the city be allowed to join. The city was again rejected. A July 22 subcommittee meeting that included the Airport Land Use Committee, cities of Pacifica, Redwood City, Portola Valley, SFO Airport Director John Martin and the San Francisco Mayor’s Office recommended the roundtable not take a vote on including Palo Alto. Doing so would mean that each city would have to take the issue to their voters and then vote as a group to change their bylaws to allow Palo Alto to join – a cumbersome process. Instead, they recommended the city continue to attend the roundtable meetings to voice its concerns and participate on a regional level through the Association of Bay Area Government’s Regional Airport Planning Committee. But that committee has been largely ineffective, the subcommittee noted, having canceled its last meetings in April and July. It has not met since October 2013, and the last year it met regularly was in 2011. The subcommittee also recommended helping Palo Alto and Santa Clara County create their own roundtable organization to focus on aircraft noise “from general aviation or commercial activity in the county or from the

region’s other airports.” “They are the only county with a major commercial service airport in the Bay Area that does not have an airport-focused noise organization with elected officials and appointed staff,” the subcommittee noted, referencing Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport. Shepherd was philosophical about the snubbing. “I threw them the whole kitchen sink,” she said, noting that Palo Alto has fought battles for other cities because it has a full legal staff and should receive support on the airplane issue. But she noted the SFO Roundtable might not be the best avenue for redress anyway. A June 2011 San Mateo County grand jury report found the roundtable’s effectiveness in representing residents impacted by aircraft noise and vibration was minimal and was diminishing. “County officials need to make noise about aircraft noise,” the grand jury titled its report. The grand jury found that the roundtable’s bylaws do not require the chair or vice chair be an elected representative of a member city, nor does it allow for any membership or committee representation by individual members of the community. The grand jury also recommended that severely impacted cities form citizen advisory groups to work with their appointed representative on the roundtable to identify and reduce aircraft noise. And “neither County of San Mateo nor the San Francisco Airport Commission exercise their authority to issue fines and sanctions for noise violations despite frequent and repetitive failures to comply with standards,” the grand jury noted. Shepherd said she is now looking for a more strategic approach, “rather than demanding to be part of the noise roundtable and get no advocacy from them.” She will ask for the City Council’s Policy and Services Com-

mittee to look into how to best define the problem and which agencies to approach. “All of this is good timing, since we’re going to have to come up with a new mechanism with our own airport,” she said, now that the city has taken over ownership of the Palo Alto Municipal Airport. Airport Manager Andrew Swanson said the city is only in the beginning stages of figuring out what the future Palo Alto Airport will look like — whether to bring in outside management, for example. Flights are up this year, hovering around 180,000, he said. Palo Alto Airport uses noiseabatement procedures developed by Santa Clara County, with most takeoffs making a turn out over the San Francisco Bay. When there is a fog bank, flights are routed around the municipal golf course and U.S. Highway 101, which does create more noise over Palo Alto and East Palo Alto, he said. Swanson, who worked with SFO on noise and air-traffic trends, said that with the good economy, residents can expect air-traffic increases. “It seems to correlate with the economy. There’s definitely a direct relationship,” he said. Airplane noise has become an issue throughout the country, particularly as the FAA’s NextGen satellite-control upgrades have rolled out, which many residents say has exacerbated the problem. On Oct. 3, Congresswoman Anna Eshoo announced her membership in the Congressional Quiet Skies Caucus. The caucus will raise awareness of the issue and will work to find meaningful solutions to the problem, a spokesperson said. The caucus consists of members of Congress from across the country whose constituents are adversely affected by incidents of airplane and helicopter noise. In September, Eshoo and 25 members of Congress indicated their disappointment with the

FAA’s handling of aircraft noise and failure to update a decadesold noise limit. “Airports are epicenters of economic growth, but the noise from aircraft can make them pesky neighbors for many residents who

live near them, including many of my constituents. The creation of the Quiet Skies Caucus provides a forum to advance solutions that abate aircraft noise in our communities,” she said in a statement. Q — Sue Dremann

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er increase in areas already at or above 65 decibels and would not result in 3-decibel increases or higher in areas now exposed to noise between 60 and 65 decibels. The air-traffic changes would also not result in increases of 5 decibels or higher in areas exposed to noise between 45 and 60 decibels, according to the report. But residents pointed out that the study once again is based on the standard of average decibel levels and doesn’t consider the noisiest flights. To alter that standard, however, change must happen at the federal level, said John Shordike, the attorney who represented the Berkeley group in the Oakland case. “Unless there is new legal authority on the federal level under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), (the FAA) can continue to use this ridiculous and meaningless average,” he said. The FAA Modernization Act of 2012, which authorized $63.4 billion for the FAA modernization, including $11 billion for NextGen, alters National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review for any NextGen procedures, MacEneaney of Queens said. Her organization is currently working to change that provision when the act comes before Congress for renewal in 2015, she said. What will the FAA do with the newly opened territory outside the narrow jetliner routes created by NextGen? The act requires the FAA to provide airspace to military, private and commercial drones by Sept. 30, 2015. The FAA has been hard pressed to find such space for these small, unmanned aircraft amid cargo planes, business jets and commercial airliners. But funneling jetliners into precise, pinpoint-accurate traffic lanes would free up the surrounding space. Currently, drones are restricted to small airspaces away from airports and at low altitudes away from cities. Q Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be emailed at sdremann@ paweekly.com.

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decibels in the Esther Clark Park neighborhood, west of Foothill Expressway. Residents under the flight path over Esther Clark, Green Acres, Barron Park, then heading north along Jordan Middle School, Walter Hays Elementary School and Eleanor Pardee Park are expected to experience an estimated 1.2-decibel increase, with an average of 45.9 decibels in noise, according to the report.

‘Unless there is new legal authority on the federal level under the National Environmental Policy Act, (the FAA) can continue to use this ridiculous and meaningless average.’ —John Shordike, attorney, Berkeley Keep Jets Over the Bay Committee

Palo Alto locations surveyed ranged between receiving 32 and 45.6 decibels of sound, with most falling in the 43- to 44-decibel range. But overall, the environmental study concluded that NextGen would have no significant impacts on noise. Using radar data to examine routes to SFO, Oakland Metropolitan International Airport, Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport and Sacramento International Airport, ATAC Corporation’s analysis found that the program would not result in a 1.5 decibel or high-

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Two videos showing air traffic over Palo Alto have been posted on PaloAltoOnline. com with these articles. The videos came from San Jose International Airport’s online site WebTrack. The first video, by the Portola Valley and Woodside noise-abatement group, covers a 30-minute period on Aug. 16, 2013, in which 12 flights to San Francisco International Airport were routed from Big Sur and Point Reyes over Portola Valley and Palo Alto. The second video is from June 24, 2014, from 10 to 11 p.m., and shows 21 lowflying commercial aircraft over both communities. The videos are courtesy of Tina Nguyen and James E. Lyons. Real-time and archived flight patterns over Palo Alto and surrounding communities, including aircraft altitudes, can be viewed at http://webtrak5.bksv.com/sjc3. Q

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by Elizabeth Schwyzer 008 was a year of global shifts. Some were symbolic: America elected its first black president. Others were literal: China suffered the most devastating earthquake in decades. The most dramatic shift of 2008 was economic: The burst of the U.S. housing bubble and widespread failures in financial regulation swept economies around the globe into crisis. Beyond the worlds of politics and financial markets, a subtler but no less radical shift was taking place. In time, it would touch one billion people across the planet. It’s epicenter was the Silicon Valley.

On a Wednesday evening, Stanford music program graduate Jack Conte (class of ‘06) is giving a talk in the studio beneath Bing Concert Hall on campus. A small group has gathered to listen as Conte discusses his latest creative projects, including his band, Pomplamoose, formed with fellow Stanford grad Nataly Dawn in 2008 (the duo has a gig on campus Nov. 1). Dressed in a close-fitted tee and a trucker hat, with a boyish face and a lean frame, Conte looks closer to 20 than 30, though a bushy beard lends him a certain hipster gravitas. “In 2008, if somebody sent you a YouTube link to a cat video with 500,000 views, you’d watch it, ‘cause that would be some funny shit!” he exclaims, stabbing the air for emphasis. The audience twitters. “But in 2014,” Conte continues, “I’d want to see at least a few million views. The currency of the view has totally changed.” He goes on to share a television versus YouTube stat: AMC’s Mad Men has 2.3 million viewers; little-known YouTube vlogger Charlie McDonnell has 2.4 million. “It’s easy to think in terms of views, comments and users,” Conte adds. “But you gotta remember it’s people on the other side of it all.” This, as much as actually making music, is what occupies Conte these days: the power of YouTube to transmit original creative content to its one billion users across the globe. It wasn’t so many years ago that Conte was working part-time as a tutor, playing music with his girlfriend Dawn and posting their

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Stanford grads Nataly Dawn and Jack Conte founded Pomplamoose in 2008.

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Pomplamoose rejects record labels in favor of the Internet low-budget music videos on the then-relatively new video-sharing website. Their channel garnered a small but loyal following. Then, in September 2009, they posted an understated indie remix of Beyoncé’s hit single, “All the Single Ladies.” Within weeks, their video — shot in Conte’s bedroom and featuring footage of Dawn in a batman T-shirt and shaggy pixie cut spliced with Conte at the piano bobbing his head in time to the beat — had more than 10 million views. For Conte and Dawn, it was the beginning of a new era. YouTube drove traffic to their website, which drove up sales on iTunes, which lead to “real” money. “In one month, we sold 30,000 songs and made $20,000,” Conte remembered. “That’s when we realized this might be a real thing that people actually wanted.” So far, that prediction has proven true. Pomplamoose (the name is an Americanized spelling of the French word for grapefruit)

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has built on the popularity of its Beyoncé cover with more renditions of well-known hits spanning the decades. Among their recent videos are a remix of Irving Berlin’s “Puttin’ on the Ritz” and a mashup of Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” with Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky.” These aren’t straightforward covers; though they tend to borrow the basic melody of a preexisting work, Pomplamoose alters everything from instrumentals to syncopation, key and lyrics to create something more like a tribute to the original. At least as important as the tracks themselves are the clever videos that include no dubbing or hidden sounds. If Dawn’s voice is recorded twice and harmonized with itself, viewers will see two Dawns singing side by side. In a blatant rejection of the traditional high budget, smoke-and-mirrors style of MTV, Conte and Dawn make no effort to hide their methods of production — in fact, they often highlight them. Their de-

lightfully ironic cover of “Video Killed the Radio Star” includes shots of the projector and screen and features Conte’s shadow scurrying along carrying a camcorder. Even if you’re not a fan of Dawn’s soft crooning backed up by a blend of folksy instrumentals and electropop stylings, it’s hard not to be charmed by the Pomplamoose brand: They’re silly, smart and startlingly transparent.

The poster kids of the creative class Together, Conte and Dawn constitute the poster couple for the “creative class:” a term coined by social scientist Richard Florida and reclaimed by others to describe the writers, artists, designers and musicians who create original content that can be propagated online. What exhilarates Conte about the rise of the creative class, he explained, is that it puts power back in the hands of individuals rather than corporate groups.

Arts & Entertainment “We’ve turned down record deals with all of the major record labels” Conte said. “We’ve all seen the trajectory of most musicians,” he added, using his finger to indicate a sharp rise and fall. “Why do you think that’s the model? I think it’s because artists don’t know how to do it for themselves.” Though posting DIY music videos online might seem less glamorous than the rock-star trope of being whisked around in a limo, having your gigs booked by a tour manager and letting PR take care of the marketing, Conte says he’d rather be forced to learn than to be at the mercy of a label. It’s a start-up mentality, and Conte sees it as part of the deal for the post-recession generation of creative professionals. “We’re always uncomfortable,” he acknowledged, grinning. “It’s always hard.” Conte is clearly the extrovert of the pair, but Dawn is far more than just a pretty face. She does the majority of video editing in addition to taking the lead on musical arrangements and lyrics. Over the phone last week, still recovering from Pomplamoose’s third and largest-ever tour, she spoke about various behind-thescenes aspects of the job. “I’ve learned a lot of what goes into the back end of doing a tour and how many moving parts there are,” she said. “There’s so much that happens to run a business. Yet when it’s time to make music, Dawn and Conte say they’re good at taking off their business hats and dropping into a more playful, creative mode. That’s an essential skill for the success of the band, as well as for their relationship. “When you’ve been together for this long, working in tight quarters, you get a pretty good idea of what makes the other person tick and how not to push their buttons,” she said. “Basically, if we stop having a good time, we’re going to stop and do something else.”

A sustainable model Six years in, they’re still having fun, their fanbase is steadily growing and neither Conte nor Dawn sees Pomplamoose going anywhere. That means finding

sustainable sources of revenue. YouTube alone won’t cut it; the two or three million views they get each month account for roughly $200 of income for the band. Yet YouTube has been the foundation for iTunes sales, brand deals (including a lucrative series of ads commissioned by Hyundai) and most recently, patronage. Last year, Conte joined forced with a software developer to found Patreon, a crowdfunding site that helps artists earn a salary based on pledges by fans. To date, Patreon has raised more than $17 million for 40,000 musicians, webcomics, vloggers and other members of the creative class (including Pomplamoose). Though prospects look good, Conte said much of their recent tour went on credit cards. It’s impossible to predict the future, but the band says some things are certain. “We know we’ll continue making music and videos,” Dawn said. “We’d also like to experiment with spending more time and resources on better videos and learning a new program for editing. And I really want to work on putting together a European tour.” Like Dawn, Conte sees a range of possibilities for Pomplamoose’s future. He reeled off a few in the form of questions rather than answers: “A chat show? Another record? More music videos?” But what seems to motivate the duo more than long-range commitments or external markers of success is the ability to keep learning and playing together while challenging the old modes of music and video production. As Conte sees it, Pomplamoose’s story is part of something much larger: the age of connections between musicians and audience members, artists and patrons, creators and consumers. “This is a cultural movement, a new era in human history where there are direct relationships between people who watch things and people who make things,” Conte said. “It’s just such a beautiful thing that this is possible now.” Q Arts & Entertainment Editor Elizabeth Schwyzer can be emailed at eschwyzer@paweekly. com.

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ulty, staff and students, who gain admission with their electronically coded ID cards. Members of the public can visit the Windhover via docent-led tours, which are offered only on Tuesdays at 10 a.m. This intimate refuge, modernist in style with Japanese inflections, provides enchanting views of its surrounding oak grove, bamboo trees and reflecting pools, as well as the nearby Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden. It will serve as a refreshing retreat from the rigors of quotidian university life. The name “Windhover” comes from the five semi-abstract paintings housed inside. Nathan Oliveira, a Stanford art professor from 1962 to 1995 and a lover of local wildlife, painted the works after a student presented him with a stuffed kestrel: a small falcon able to float motionless while searching for prey. The gift was meant as a metaphorical stand-in for artists or art-lovers seeking visual raptures. Professor John Seed, Professor of Art and Art History at Mt. San Jacinto College and a former student and friend of Oliveira, recently wrote online about what Windhover meant to the mentor and teacher who sensitively guided his own journey into the visual arts: “Years of working in the silence of his own studio and also the solace he found during long walks in the peaceful Stanford hills — where he delighted in watching soaring birds — convinced Oliveira that each of us has an inner imaginative world that blossoms through observation and meditation,” Seed wrote. “‘If you persist and you believe in it your world opens up to you,’ Oliveira once stated. ‘Sometimes that takes an entire lifetime.’” Oliveira’s philosophical quest for meaning through paintings, printmaking and sculpture is ex-

emplified in these large works, including two immersive diptychs spanning twenty feet. The diptychs evoke flight and exaltation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and possibly spiritual elevation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in modern, abstract, ecumenical terms: dappled grounds of rich color that read as both earth and sky; long symmetrical arcs that derive from the leading edge of the birdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wing, but also suggest the curvature of the earth. As art historian Peter Selz noted in his catalog essay for Oliveiraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2002 San Jose Museum of Art retrospective, these arcs also call to mind the rainbow spanning one of Caspar David Friedrichâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most famous paintings, treating the natural landscape as a kind of theater of divine mysteries. Selz has long considered Oliveira a member of the art historical canon. In 1959, the young curator included the then 31-yearold artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heavily painted, turbulent depictions of universalized human figures alongside older, established artists like Alberto Giacometti, Willem de Kooning, Francis Bacon and Jean Dubuffet in a show at the Museum of Modern Art in New York: â&#x20AC;&#x153;New Images of Man.â&#x20AC;? As a high-school student in San Francisco, Oliveira had stumbled into the Legion of Honor and been floored by a Rembrandt portrait, setting him on his future path. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rembrandt transmits his own energy, his own life, in the act of making a brushstroke,â&#x20AC;? Oliveira later wrote. The artist found other kindred spirits in Francisco Goya, Edvard Munch, Oskar Kokoschka and particularly Max Beckmann, with whom he studied in the summer of 1950, gaining little from the Germanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s poor English but everything from his ferociously serious example. Oliveiraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s version of what Selz called â&#x20AC;&#x153;tragic humanismâ&#x20AC;? garnered him early success with critics, collectors and other artists: Bruce Conner once called him the best painter in the Bay Area. Arriving at The Farm in 1964 to begin his long teaching career, Oliveira found, in Seedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s words â&#x20AC;&#x153;... an art department that was small and limited. Its facilities were scattered: some classes were taught in the Old Union, and his own painting and drawing classes met in a building behind the Stanford Chapel. In 1966 he moved into a workspace in a building on the corner of Emerson Street and Hamilton Avenue in Palo Alto. His studio, a large room with a bank of west-facing windows on the second floor, included an What: The Windhover Contemplative Center Where: 370 Santa Teresa St., Stanford When: Public tours on Tuesdays at 10 a.m. No reservations necessary; meet at the Windhover entrance. Cost: Free Info: Go to museum.stanford.edu

empty stage. Oliveira would invite his students there for drawing sessions, and the stage was soon set up with still-life materials, including bones and geometric forms. After attempting a few figure paintings in this new space, the artist had an epiphany that would end his dry spell as a painter: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I turned around and I looked at the stage which is part of my studio and I said, Goddammit, this is what I am going to paint.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Seedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s account captures the indomitable, questing character of the man. Oliveiraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passionate belief in art as a vehicle â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the nonpareil vehicle â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for emo-

tional exploration and intellectual growth bears remembrance and reflection, particularly now, as visual art is flourishing with such promise at Stanford. Oliveiraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s epic paintings at Windhover â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Diptych,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Big Red,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;White Wingâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sun Radiatingâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; are accompanied by an excerpt from the 1887 Gerard Manley Hopkins poem celebrating his ordination as a priest. The poem envisions the kestrel as Christ, and the natural world as divine â&#x20AC;&#x201D; an idea so old by now as perhaps to be new again as we attempt to preserve the planet from further human depredation. Q

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A ghostly tale for the season â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Woman In Blackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; offers hair-raising entertainment by Jeanie K. Smith

THEATER REVIEW ragon Theatre brings us a chilling little horror story for the Halloween season, and does it with enough aplomb to give you goosebumps and even make you jump once or twice. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Woman in Black,â&#x20AC;? adapted by Stephen Mallatratt from the book by Susan Hill, is the second-longest running play in Londonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s West End history â&#x20AC;&#x201D; second only to Agatha Christieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Mousetrap.â&#x20AC;? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a feat thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s even more remarkable given its elegant simplicity; merely two men (and a ghost) tell the tale, combining clever theatricality, supple acting and a ripping good yarn guaranteed to haunt you a little. Dragonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s production, directed by Artistic Director Meredith Hagedorn, relies heavily on the ample talents of Kevin Kirby â&#x20AC;&#x201D; playing erstwhile theater manager, actor and young Mr. Kipps â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and Tasi Alabastro, whose parts include the solicitor, the carriage driver and old Mr. Kipps who has engaged the theater manager to tell his story. They may or may not be joined by a third actor: a mysterious figure in black (Lessa Bouchard). We first encounter old Mr. Kipps (Alabastro) reading from a manuscript in rather deadly monotone. The theater manager (Kirby) interrupts him repeatedly to coach his delivery and begin making sense of what initially seems a dull narrative. As the

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Tasi Alabastro, Lessa Bouchard and Kevin Kirby comprise the cast of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Woman in Black.â&#x20AC;? manager steps in to play young Mr. Kipps in his tale, older Kipps becomes all the other characters in turn, and the two men begin acting out the tale, with less narrative and more action. As a young man, Kipps was employed to attend the funeral of one Mrs. Drablow, a reclusive widow in a remote seaside village and an even more isolated manse, separated from mainland by marsh, quicksand, and tides. Attempting to make sense of the mountain of papers left in her dreary abode, Kipps uncovers old letters, and begins to comprehend the strange occur-

rences taking place, the secret evil plaguing the town and a malevolent curse. How will this all end? Not well, not well, you can be sure of that... The script does start off a bit slowly, but begins to pick up interest as Kipps journeys to the far-off village. Both actors are quite adept at accents and character voices, and nicely employ mimed movement when necessary to help us envision action. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a terrific testament to the imagination of live theater and the mindâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to â&#x20AC;&#x153;seeâ&#x20AC;? all that is suggested. The actors are aided by a lovely, versatile set design by Janny CotĂŠ, superb lighting design by Jeff Swan and wonderfully atmospheric sound design by Lance Huntley. All the scenic elements support and enhance the excellent acting to deliver a satisfying evening of chilling theater. Q Arts writer Jeanie Smith can be emailed at jksmith614@ gmail.com.

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Photography Harlan Crowder’s ‘Wanderlust’ Silicon Valley photographer Harlan Crowder doesn’t like to stay put. Over the past decade, he has traveled across North and South America, Asia, Africa and Europe, taking vivid photographs that capture the cultures and the people he encounters. Next week, Foothill College opens an exhibition of Crowder’s work from around the globe. Titled “Wanderlust,” the show gives a sense of the artist’s eye for pleasing design and his interest in a range of subjects, from landscapes and seascapes to close-up portraits, street scenes and documentarystyle images. “Travel photography is about capturing images that give a sense of place and the people who live there,” Crowder noted, and indeed, most of his images focus on humans or their impact on the landscape. Among the works included in “Wanderlust” is “Blue Dog.” Shot in Havana, Cuba, the image captures both the urban blight that pervades the city and the bright, expressive spirit of the Cuban people. Other images come from such disparate locales as Myanmar, the Czech Republic and Ireland, but Crowder also turns his lens on the United States, offering his distinct perspective on scenes closer to home. “Wanderlust” opens with a reception at Foothill College’s Krause Center for Innovation Gallery (12345 El Monte Road, Building 4000, Los Altos Hills) on Thursday, Oct. 30, from 6 to 8 p.m., and runs through Dec. 5. The gallery is open Monday to Thursday 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Friday 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information, go to harlancrowder.com or call 408-981-8252.

Music Arturo Sandoval Palo Alto gets its own taste of Cuba next week when world-renowned trumpet player Arturo Sandoval appears in concert at the JCC. A Grammy, Emmy and Billboard Award-winning musician, Sandoval is considered one of the greatest living jazz trumpeters. He’ll play alongside his quintet in a concert that marks the first in the JCC’s Jazz Giants Series (stay tuned for the Ron Carter Trio, coming in early December). Sandoval was born in a small town on the outskirts Page 38 • October 24, 2014 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com

of Havana, and was a protégé of Dizzy Gillespie, the father of Afro-Cuban jazz. He’s also one of only three jazz musicians in the world to be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and has performed alongside artists including Frank Sinatra, Bill Conti, Rod Stewart and Alicia Keys. In addition to jazz trumpet, Sandoval is an accomplished classical pianist and composer. Arturo Sandoval Quintet will perform at the Oshman Family JCC’s Schultz Concert Hall (3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto) at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 30. Single tickets are $45 for the general public, $40 for JCC members and $60 for premium seating. To learn more, go to paloaltojcc.org/sandoval or call 650-223-8664.

Theater Blind Summit Theatre’s ‘The Table’ A grouchy, 2-foot-tall puppet with a cardboard head has an existential crisis while standing on a table. That’s the synopsis of Blind Summit Theatre’s “The Table,” a mold-breaking performance art event that won top awards and critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2011 and has since gone on to tour the world. “The Table” may be comical, but this is no ordinary puppet show. Based on the life of Moses in the hours before his death, it’s an attempt to recreate the art of puppetry. Performed in the style of Japanese Bunraku puppetry, the production relies on the talents of the three puppeteers, who are fully visible to the audience throughout the production. These actors must improvise and interact with each other and the audience while cooperatively manipulating the body of the show’s star. Blind Summit will perform “The Table” at Stanford University’s Bing Concert Hall Studio (327 Lasuen St.) Thursday, Oct. 30 and 31, at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 1, at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 2, at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $65 for adults and $15 for Stanford students; go to live.stanford.edu or call 650-724-2464. Q — Elizabeth Schwyzer

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING of the City of Palo Alto Historic Resources Board and Architectural Review Board 8:00 A.M., Wednesday, November 5, 2014 beginning in the Palo Alto City Council Chambers, 1st Floor, Civic Center, 250 Hamilton Avenue. Plans may be reviewed at the Development Center at 285 Hamilton Avenue or online at: http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/ planningprojects; contact Diana Tamale for additional information during business hours at 650.329.2144. Study Sessions: 1. 8:00 AM – 8:25 AM, Council Chambers (Historic Resources Board only): Discussion of options for the protection of the historic barn at 51 Encina, a Cat 2 Structure on Palo Alto's Historic Inventory.

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2. 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM, 450 Bryant Street (Avenidas): The Historic Resources Board and available members of the Architectural Review Board shall meet at Avenidas Senior Center to view the site in advance of future Preliminary Reviews by each board of concept plans for substantial interior remodel and new addition to a Category 2 historic resource. (T` -YLUJO *OPLM 7SHUUPUN 6ɉJPHS The City of Palo Alto does not discriminate against individuals with disabilities. To request an accommodation for this meeting or an alternative format for any related printed materials, please contact the City’s ADA Coordinator at 650.329.2550 (voice) or by e-mailing ada@cityofpaloalto.org.

ite story recounts the time Charlie Parker “became” Charlie Parker: the moment bandleader Jo Jones threw a cymbal at Parker’s head. “There are no two words in the English language more harmful than ‘good job,’” Fletcher maintains. Andrew begins as a devoted player and an intent studier of Buddy Rich recordings, but under Fletcher these practices become obsessions that drive out all human connections except that with the leader of this musical cult. Seduced and abused by his new spiritual father, Fletcher comes more deeply to resent his own father (Paul Reiser) for his lack of “success,” and determines that new girlfriend Nicole (Melissa Benoist) isn’t worth the time and head space she takes up. The theater-of-cruelty narrative culminates in a spectacular performance climax — a wildly intense capper to the film’s series of increasingly taut confrontations. Writer-director Damien Chazelle establishes himself as an intelligent new voice in film with this bracing draft of cold air in what’s thus far been a largely airless year at the movies. Striking photography and sharp editing are important to the film’s success, but it’s the career-best performances by Simmons and Teller (both better known for comic performances) that make “Whiplash” unforgettable. Simmons cuts a figure of smug sadism, unquestionable ferocity and disturbing melancholy in an impressively physical performance, while Teller’s progression to dead-eye focus, dripping blood on the drumhead in the process, shows a commitment equal to that of his character. By any definition, “Whiplash” is a success. Rated R for strong language including some sexual references. One hour, 46 minutes. — Peter Canavese

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At this point in American history, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to believe weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve come a long way, baby, on the subject of race. But as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dear White Peopleâ&#x20AC;? wades into those very much still roiling waters, viewers will have to confess weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a long way to go. Set at fictional Winchester University, writer-director Justin Simienâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s debut presents a believable setting peopled with colorful characters. Foremost among them is Sam White (Tessa Thompson), the DJ/blogger flogging the titular gimmick (as in: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dear white people: The minimum requirement of black friends required to not seem racist has just been raised to two...â&#x20AC;?). By doling out advice to blinkered whites, Sam becomes a campus hero to some and a pariah to others. Meanwhile, plans are afoot among some of the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s white students â&#x20AC;&#x201D; represented by Kurt Fletcher (Kyle Gallner), son of the school president â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for a blackthemed Halloween party mocking racial stereotypes. This hotbed of racial tension sets the stage for political, journalistic, romantic and domestic dramas to play out. The power struggles allow Simien plenty of opportunity for satire, but also for sincere attempts at understanding between characters, and improved self-knowledge for them as individuals. Lionel Higgins (Tyler James Williams) exemplifies this element of the story in shyly exploring his own homosexuality as he attempts to find his place in campus life. For her part, Sam is carrying on a romance on the down-low with a white student (Justin Dobiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Gabe), race giving both of them unnecessary pause due to their own hang-ups and the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s charged environment. Inevitably, this intelligent, funny and hyper-articulate campus comedy-drama conjures Spike Lee, whose sophomore feature â&#x20AC;&#x153;School Dazeâ&#x20AC;? explored similar territory. Simienâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s smart enough to recognize as much, so he has his characters name-check the director. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a move that typifies Simienâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s light touch even as he serves up tart satire. Rated R for language, sexual content and drug use. One hour, 40 minutes. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Peter Canavese

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NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING of the Palo Alto Planning & Transportation Commission Please be advised the Planning and Transportation Commission (P&TC) shall conduct a public meeting at 6:00 PM, Wednesday, October 29, 2014 in the Council Chambers, Ground Floor, Civic Center, Palo Alto, California. Any interested persons may appear and be heard on these items. :[HÉ&#x2C6; YLWVY[Z MVY HNLUKPaLK P[LTZ HYL H]HPSHISL ]PH [OL *P[`ÂťZ THPU website at www.cityofpaloalto.org and also at the Planning +P]PZPVU -YVU[ +LZR [O -SVVY *P[` /HSS HM[LY ! 74 VU [OL Friday preceding the meeting date. Copies will be made available at the Development Center should City Hall be closed on the -YPKH` Consent 1. 827 Chimalus Drive: Request by Samir Tuma and Kriss +LPNSTLPLY MVY HU ,_[LUZPVU 9LX\LZ[ -VY HU (KKP[PVUHS ;^V @LHYZ [V ,_WPYL +LJLTILY MVY H 7YLSPTPUHY` 7HYJLS 4HW ^P[O ,_JLW[PVUZ [V :\IKP]PKL HU 6]LYZPaLK :PUNSL -HTPS` Residential Lot into Two Lots, Resulting in Parcels Having a >PK[O VM -LL[ >OLYL [OL 9 AVUL :[HUKHYK 4PUPT\T >PK[O PZ -LL[ ;OL *P[` *V\UJPS 7YL]PV\ZS` (WWYV]LK H 9LJVYK VM 3HUK <ZL (J[PVU HUK (KVW[LK [OL 5LNH[P]L +LJSHYH[PVU MVY [OL 7YVWLY[` 3VJH[LK H[ *OPTHS\Z +YP]L VU +LJLTILY -VY TVYL PUMVYTH[PVU JVU[HJ[ 1HZVU 5VY[a H[ 1HZVU UVY[a'JP[`VMWHSVHS[V VYN Study Session 9L]PL^ HUK <WKH[L VU -VYTH[PVU HUK (J[P]P[PLZ VM ;YHUZWVY[H[PVU 4HUHNLTLU[ (ZZVJPH[PVU ;4( -VY TVYL PUMVYTH[PVU JVU[HJ[ 1LZZPJH :\SSP]HU H[ 1LZZPJH Z\SSP]HU' JP[`VMWHSVHS[V VYN Public Hearing 2555 Park Boulevard [13PLN-00381]: 9LX\LZ[ MVY 7SHUUPUN HUK ;YHUZWVY[H[PVU *VTTPZZPVU 7;* YL]PL^ VM H +YHM[ ,U]PYVUTLU[HS 0TWHJ[ 9LWVY[ +,09 WYLWHYLK YLNHYKPUN H YLX\LZ[ I` -.@ (YJOP[LJ[Z VU ILOHSM VM *HTWILSS (]LU\L 7VY[MVSPV 33* MVY (YJOP[LJ[\YHS 9L]PL^ VM H WYVWVZHS [V KLTVSPZO HU L_PZ[PUN ZX M[ [^V Z[VY` TPK JLU[\Y` TVKLYU VÉ&#x2030;JL I\PSKPUN HUK JVUZ[Y\J[ H UL^ ZX M[ [OYLL Z[VY` VÉ&#x2030;JL I\PSKPUN ^P[O VUL SL]LS VM ILSV^ NYHKL WHYRPUN HUK H YVVM [LYYHJL PU [OL *VTT\UP[` *VTTLYJPHS ** aVUL KPZ[YPJ[ ;OL (YJOP[LJ[\YHS 9L]PL^ )VHYK OHZ YLJVTTLUKLK HWWYV]HS VM [OL HWWSPJH[PVU ^OPJO PUJS\KLZ H +LZPNU ,UOHUJLTLU[ ,_JLW[PVU YLX\LZ[ [V HSSV^ [^V Z[HPY [V^LYZ HUK H YVVM [VW JHUVW` Z[Y\J[\YL [V L_JLLK [OL OLPNO[ SPTP[ I` HUK MLL[ YLZWLJ[P]LS` ,U]PYVUTLU[HS (ZZLZZTLU[! ;OL +YHM[ ,U]PYVUTLU[HS 0TWHJ[ 9LWVY[ +,09 ^HZ W\ISPZOLK VU :LW[LTILY MVY H KH` W\ISPJ comment period and the initial comment period has been L_[LUKLK [OYV\NO 5V]LTILY MVY PUW\[ I` [OL 7;* HUK /PZ[VYPJ 9LZV\YJLZ )VHYK -VY TVYL PUMVYTH[PVU JVU[HJ[ Russ Reich at Y\ZZ YLPJO'JP[`VMWHSVHS[V VYN Study Session eBicyle Policy: Study Session to introduce policy JVUZPKLYH[PVUZ MVY [OL \ZL VM LSLJ[YPJ IPJ`JSLZ VU JP[` MHJPSP[PLZ Z\JO HZ IPJ`JSL SHULZ HUK T\S[P \ZL [YHPSZ -VY TVYL PUMVYTH[PVU JVU[HJ[ 1HPTL 9VKYPN\La H[ 1HPTL YVKYPN\La' JP[`VMWHSVHS[V VYN Questions. For any questions regarding the above items, please JVU[HJ[ [OL 7SHUUPUN +LWHY[TLU[ H[ ;OL Ă&#x201E;SLZ YLSH[PUN [V [OLZL P[LTZ HYL H]HPSHISL MVY PUZWLJ[PVU ^LLRKH`Z IL[^LLU [OL OV\YZ VM ! (4 [V ! 74 ;OPZ W\ISPJ TLL[PUN PZ [LSL]PZLK SP]L VU .V]LYUTLU[ (JJLZZ *OHUULS (+( ;OL *P[` VM 7HSV (S[V KVLZ UV[ KPZJYPTPUH[L HNHPUZ[ PUKP]PK\HSZ ^P[O KPZHIPSP[PLZ ;V YLX\LZ[ HU HJJVTTVKH[PVU MVY [OPZ TLL[PUN VY HU HS[LYUH[P]L MVYTH[ MVY HU` YLSH[LK WYPU[LK TH[LYPHSZ WSLHZL JVU[HJ[ [OL *P[`ÂťZ (+( *VVYKPUH[VY H[ ]VPJL VY I` L THPSPUN HKH'JP[`VMWHSVHS[V VYN. *** Hillary Gitelman, Director of Planning and Community Environment www.PaloAltoOnline.com â&#x20AC;˘ Palo Alto Weekly â&#x20AC;˘ October 24, 2014 â&#x20AC;˘ Page 41

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The Big Sleep (1946) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: 7:30 p.m., Sat & Sun 3:10 p.m. Bolshoi Ballet: The Legend of Love (Not Rated) Century 16: Sun 12:55 p.m. Century 20: Sun 12:55 p.m. The Book of Life (PG) Century 16: 10:55 a.m., 4:20 & 7 p.m. In 3-D at 1:40 & 9:40 p.m. Century 20: 11:05 a.m., 1:35, 4:20, 7 & 9:30 p.m. In 3-D at 12:15, 2:50, 5:25, 8 & 10:30 p.m. The Boxtrolls (PG) +++ Century 16: Fri & Sat 11:30 a.m., 2:20 & 5 p.m. Century 20: Fri & Sat 11:25 a.m., 1:50 & 4:35 p.m.

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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (PG) Century 16: 10:30 a.m., 12:45, 3, 5:15, 7:30 & 9:45 p.m. Century 20: 11:15 a.m., 12:20, 2:35, 4:55, 5:55, 7:15 & 9:25 p.m. Fri & Sat 1:30 & 3:45 p.m. The Best of Me (PG-13) Century 16: 10:35 a.m., 1:25, 4:25, 7:40 & 10:30 p.m. Century 20: 11:10 a.m., 1:55, 4:40, 7:30 & 10:25 p.m.

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Addicted (R) Century 20: 7:35 & 10:10 p.m.

Annabelle (R) Century 20: 8:05 & 10:40 p.m.

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Dark Passage (1947) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: 5:30 & 9:50 p.m. Dear White People (R) +++ Century 16: 11:10 a.m., 1:50, 4:35, 7:25 & 10:05 p.m. Century 20: 11:50 a.m., 2:25, 5:00, 7:40 & 10:20 p.m. Dracula Untold (PG-13) Century 16: 11:55 a.m., 2:30, 4:55, 7:45 & 10:20 p.m. Century 20: 12:30, 3, 5:20, 7:45 & 10:05 p.m. The Equalizer (R) ++ Century 20: 4:15, 7:25 & 10:35 p.m. Fury (R) +++ Century 16: 10:50 a.m., 12:30, 2:10, 3:55, 5:25, 7:10, 8:50 & 10:25 p.m. Century 20: 11:30 a.m., 1, 2:40, 4:10, 5:50, 7:20, 9 & 10:30 p.m. Gone Girl (R) ++1/2 Century 16: 10:30 a.m., 12:15, 2, 3:45, 5:30, 7:15, 9 & 10:35 p.m. Century 20: 11 a.m., 12:25, 2:15, 3:40, 5:30, 7, 8:45 & 10:15 p.m. Happy New Year (Yash Raj Films) (Not Rated) Century 16: 11 a.m., 3, 7 & 10:40 p.m. John Wick (R) Century 16: 11:40 a.m., 2:25, 5:10, 8 & 10:40 p.m. Century 20: 11:30 a.m., 2, 4:30, 7:05 & 9:40 p.m. In X-D at 12:35, 3:05, 5:35, 8:10 & 10:45 p.m. The Judge (R) ++1/2 Century 16: 12:40, 4, 7:20 & 10:35 p.m. Century 20: 12:45, 3:55, 7:05 & 10:15 p.m.

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Kill the Messenger (R) ++1/2 Guild Theatre: 1:45, 4:30, 7:15 & 9:45 p.m. The Maze Runner (PG-13) ++1/2 Century 16: 10:40 a.m., 7:10 & 9:55 p.m. Fri & Sat 1:30 & 4:15 p.m. Century 20: 11:40 a.m., 2:20, 5:05, 7:50 & 10:40 p.m.

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‘‘EVERYONE SHOULD SEE THIS MOVIE... AS SMART AND FEARLESS A DEBUT AS I HAVE SEEN FROM AN AMERICAN FILMMAKER IN QUITE SOME TIME.’’

Men, Women & Children (R) Aquarius Theatre: 9:55 p.m. Century 20: 1:15 p.m. My Old Lady (PG-13) +++ Century 16: 7:35 & 10:10 p.m. Ouija (PG-13) Century 16: 12:05, 2:35, 5:05, 7:50 & 10:20 p.m. Century 20: 11 a.m., 12:05, 1:20, 2:25, 3:40, 4:45, 6, 7:10, 8:20, 9:35 & 10:45 p.m. Pride (R) +++ Palo Alto Square: 1, 4 & 7 p.m., Fri & Sat 9:45 p.m. Psycho (1960) (Not Rated) Century 16: Sun 2 p.m. Century 20: Sun 2 p.m. St. Vincent (PG-13) Aquarius Theatre: 2:15, 4:40, 7:10 & 9:40 p.m. Century 20: 11:40 a.m., 2:10, 4:40, 7:20 & 9:55 p.m.

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‘‘EXHILARATING.’’

The Tale of Princess Kaguya (PG) Century 16: 12, 3:30, 7:05 & 10:15 p.m. The Two Faces of January (PG-13) Aquarius Theatre: 2:40, 5 & 7:30 p.m. Whiplash (R) +++1/2 Palo Alto Square: 1:45, 4:30 & 7:15 p.m., Fri & Sat 10 p.m.

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Aquarius: 430 Emerson St., Palo Alto (266-9260) Century Cinema 16: 1500 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View (800-326-3264) Century 20 Downtown: 825 Middlefield Road, Redwood City (800-326-3264) CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto (493-0128) Guild: 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park (266-9260) Stanford: 221 University Ave., Palo Alto (324-3700) Internet address: For show times, plot synopses, trailers and more information about films playing, go to PaloAltoOnline.com/movies

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ON THE WEB: Up-to-date movie listings at PaloAltoOnline.com

Robert Frank, Detroit, 1955. Gelatin silver print. Gift of Raymond B. Gary. © Robert Frank. Courtesy Pace/MacGill Gallery

ROBERT FRANK IN AMERICA September 10–January 5 This groundbreaking exhibition of photographs by Robert Frank sheds new light on his legendary work in 1950s America. CANTOR ARTS CENTER AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY 328 LOMITA DRIVE STANFORD, CA 94305 0 8 6 ( 8 0 6 7 $ 1 ) 2 5 ' ( ' 8 ;I KVEXIJYPP] EGORS[PIHKI WYTTSVX SJ XLI I\LMFMXMSR ERH MXW EGGSQTER]MRK GEXEPSKYI JVSQßXLI 'PYQIGO *YRH XLIß)PM^EFIXL 7[MRHIPPW ,YPWI] 7TIGMEP )\LMFMXMSRW *YRH XLI ,SLFEGL *EQMP] *YRH ERHßXLIß1EVO ERH &IXW] +EXIW *YRH JSV 4LSXSKVETL]

NOTICE OF A SPECIAL PUBLIC MEETING of the City of Palo Alto Architectural Review Board (ARB) 8:30 A.M., Thursday, October 30, 2014, Palo Alto Council Conference Room, 1st Floor, Civic Center, 250 Hamilton Avenue. Plans may be reviewed at the Development Center at 285 Hamilton Avenue or online at: http://www.cityofpaloalto. org/planningprojects; contact Diana Tamale for additional information during business hours at 650.329.2144. 441 Page Mill Road [13PLN-00307]: Request by Stoecker and Northway Architects Inc. on behalf of Norm Schwab for Site and Design Review of a three-story, 35 foot tall, 35,521 sf mixed-use building replacing four single family residential homes on a 26,926 sf site, providing 91 parking spaces onNYHKL HUK VUL SL]LS ILSV^ NYHKL PUJS\KPUN [OYLL VɈ TLU\ concessions requested pursuant to the State density bonus law, and requesting a Design Enhancement Exception for (a) a 7' setback from the front property line (3' additional setback beyond the “build-to-line”), and (b) a three foot encroachment PU[V [OL MVV[ SHUKZJHWL I\ɈLY HYLH H[ [OL YLHY VM [OL ZP[L Zone District: Commercial Service (CS) with a Site and Design (D) combining district. Environmental Assessment: An Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration were prepared and published on November 8, 2013, for the initial 30 day public review and comment period that ended December 9, 2013. The Planning and Transportation Commission recommended approval of the project on June 11, 2014. The hearing of this item was continued from the October 2, 2014 ARB meeting to this date. Build-to Standard Ordinance: 9L]PL^ VM +YHM[ 4VKPÄJH[PVUZ to the Build To Line Requirements in Palo Alto Municipal Code Chapter 18.16. This item was discussed by the ARB in a public hearing on October 2, 2014 and continued to this date for further discussion. This item was reviewed by the Planning and Transportation Commission on July 30, 2014 and continued to a date uncertain. Amy French *OPLM 7SHUUPUN 6ɉJPHS The City of Palo Alto does not discriminate against individuals with disabilities. To request an accommodation for this meeting or an alternative format for any related printed materials, please contact the City’s ADA Coordinator at 650.329.2550 (voice) or by e-mailing ada@cityofpaloalto.org.

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Book Talk ANOTHER LOST ARK? ... Palo Alto author Keith Raffel’s fifth novel, “Temple Mount,” tells the tale of a Silicon Valley CEO with not much to do after selling his company. He gets a call from his dying grandfather that sends him on a quest to find the Ark of the Covenant under Jerusalem’s Temple Mount. The book will launch on Sunday, Nov. 2, at 5 p.m. at Kepler’s when Raffel will be in conversation with Ellen Sussman. Info: keplers.com. BOOK FAIR ... More than 6,000 “like new” books will be for sale at the La Entrada Used Book Fair, which runs from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 10 through Nov. 14 (closed Nov. 11) at La Entrada Middle School Multi-Use Room, 2200 Sharon Road, Menlo Park. Books are priced at $1 to $8, with cash and checks accepted. Proceeds support La Entrada School and PTA-funded programs. Info: Monica Albers at monica.albers@ gmail.com. PALO ALTO READS TOO... The City of Palo Alto Library received a $5,000 grant from Cal Humanities to participate in the California Reads initiative, which will be focusing on thought-provoking books. This year’s theme is “War comes home,” and focuses on veterans returning from military service. A family book discussion of “The Mailbox” by Audrey Shafer will take place on Friday, Nov. 14, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Children’s Library, 1276 Harriet St., Palo Alto. The program is free, but registration is requested. To register go to cityofpaloalto.org/library or call 650-329-2436.

Title Pages A monthly section on local books and authors,

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t her home in Scotts Valley, former attorney Christine Z. Mason was writing “Boundaries: A Love Story,” a novel about a forbidden love affair between cousins. Meanwhile, in Seattle, G. Elizabeth Kretchmer, a former finance and accounting executive, was also working on a novel involving secretive relationships, dysfunctional families and abandonment issues. The novelists met online through the Pacific Northwest Writers Association and began critiquing each other’s work, providing detailed suggestions as they exchanged chapters and later manuscripts. Through their collaboration, they became friends.

FOCUS ON FAILURE ... In his book, “Failure and the American Writer: A Literary History,” Stanford English professor Gavin Jones looks at theories of failure as portrayed in works of classic American literature — through the writings of Poe, Twain, Melville and more. Jones explores their search for new styles, characters and endings, “against a backdrop of a turbulent nineteenth century,” according to the website. Info: cambridge.org. EMERGING WRITERS ... Stanford University’s 2014 Saroyan Prize for International Writing was awarded to Margalit Fox for her nonfiction book, “The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code” (HarperCollins Publishers, 2013) and Kiese Laymon for his novel, “Long Division” (Agate Bolden, 2013). Selected from a field of 230, each winner received $5,000.

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This week, after years of working together long distance, the writers will take their collaboration and friendship to new level. Not only will they meet face-to-face for the first time, but they will also promote their novels jointly at bookstores in Palo Alto, Los Gatos, Emeryville and Watsonville. In fact, Kretchmer will stay in Mason’s home during her visit. Kretchmer’s book, “The Damnable Legacy of a Minister’s Wife,” focuses on Lynn Van Swol, an obsessive mountain climber who writes unsent letters to the daughter

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she relinquished for adoption 30 years before. She is unaware of the existence of Frankie, her rebellious teen granddaughter, crisscrossing the country on the road to trouble. With good intentions, a narrator from the afterlife tries to get them together, creating havoc. Mason’s “Boundaries” also features sticky relationships, specifically that between first cousins Kaia and Mark. Her mother and his father are embroiled in a long-term, secretive love affair. When Kaia is 16, her mother leaves her in Berkeley with an overprotective, alcoholic father, ostensibly to jump-start her career in New York. Meanwhile, Mark’s mother has bipolar disorder. Complications abound. For writers like Kretchmer and Mason who want to sell their work, promotional appearances are part of the marketing plan. However, most go it alone. Promotional tours are expensive, particularly for those who self-publish, as Kretchmer did, or share production costs, as Mason did with Robertson Publishing. It was Kretchmer’s suggestion that they tour together. “It makes things a lot more interesting” for authors as well as attendees, she said on the phone from Seattle. Mason agreed. “I just have a feeling we’re very similar in our views,” she said, chatting at Prolific Oven in Palo Alto. “We’ve both had previous careers. We both take writing very seriously. I almost always agree with everything she says in her critiques. I feel like we’re on the same wavelength.” Kretchmer remembered that it took a little while to trust the collaboration. “We didn’t know each other,” she said. “We didn’t know each other’s goals.” She knew she’d found a worthy collaborator when she saw that Mason’s comments were almost identical to those of the editor she had initially hired. An instinct for revisions wasn’t all they shared. Neither writer gave up her career because of writing. In fact, both women left their professions to raise children, and wrote in their spare time. Now, with children largely out of the nest — Mason has

a grown son and daughter; Kretchmer has three sons, one of whom is still at home — the women are writing full time. “Both of us began our careers in more structured, left-brained fields before eventually finding our way to our truer callings,” Kretchmer noted. “We are both strong, opinionated women, but we are also sensitive, as evidenced through our writing discussions. These are the basic foundations of our friendship, I would say, in addition to our love of writing.” “Write what you know” is a common writerly admonishment, and in “Boundaries,” Mason draws on her background as an attorney and an artist. Unlike Jean, the career-obsessed mother of her novel, Mason said when her daughter was born in the late 1980s, “I didn’t want to devote that much attention to career. I always loved art and photography, ceramics, printmaking, stained glass. I was happy to give up my law practice.” She also includes vignettes from New England, where she spent time early in her career.

While Kretchmer sets part of her novel in the Pacific Northwest (where she lives) and in the Chicago area (where she was raised); she is a hiker, not a mountain

reactions. That’s what makes a great story, right?” Q Freelance writer Janet Silver Ghent can be emailed at ghentwriter@gmail.com. What: Authors Christine Z. Mason and G. Elizabeth Kretchmer discuss their novels Where: Books Inc., Town and Country Village, 855 El Camino Real #74, Palo Alto When: Monday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. Cost: Free Info: Go to tinyurl.com/pkx9uqc or call 650-321-0600.

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Home Front COMPOST BASICS ... The City of Palo Alto is offering a free “Compost Basics Workshop” from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 25, at Cubberley Community Center, Room H1, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Focus is on how to create healthy soil while minimizing fertilizer and water use. No registration is required. Info: 408-918-4640 or cityofpaloalto. org/workshops FABMO TEXTILE ART BOUTIQUE ... FabMo’s sixth annual Textile Art Boutique will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Palo Alto Elks Lodge, 4249 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. The boutique will feature handcrafted items, made of at least 30 percent donated materials. The boutique is free, but for a $5 donation visitors can pick up a wrapped Mystery Box. Info: fabmo.org SET A FINE TABLE ... Wendy Morck, who has taught floral design at Filoli since 2003, will demonstrate and teach how to make “Holiday Table Settings” from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25, at Filoli, 86 Cañada Road, Woodside. She will show how to make floral arrangements to complement seasonal table settings; then students will create their own. Cost is $80 for non-members, $65 for members (includes all materials). Info: 650-364-8300 or filoli.org

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HOW TO BE A HAPPY GARDENER ... UC Master Gardeners will offer a free program, “Top Ten Habits of Happy and Successful Gardeners,” from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 29, at the Los Altos Library, 13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos. Experienced gardeners will offer words of wisdom, philosophy and concrete information relevant to both beginners and those who wish to improve. Info: Master Gardeners at 408-282-3105, between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or mastergardeners.org

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ARTISANS’ BAZAAR ... First Congregational Church of Palo Alto will hold an Artisans’ Bazaar, featuring art and handcrafted gifts for the holidays, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1, and from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 2. The bazaar — which includes paintings by local artists, blown glass, quilted gifts, photo note cards, jewelry, baby items and other crafts — will be held in the Social Hall at 1985 Louis Road, Palo Alto. Info: Diane Churchill at 650-856-6662 Q Send notices of news and events related to real estate, interior design, home improvement and gardening to Home Front, Palo Alto Weekly, P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto, CA 94302, or email cblitzer@ paweekly.com. Deadline is one week before publication.

usie Mitchell describes The Greenhouse, a set of two adjoining condominium complexes at the southernmost end of Palo Alto, as just the perfect location. “It’s so convenient and so quiet,” said Mitchell, who has lived in Palo Alto and environs for much of her life and moved to The Greenhouse in 2005. She found it a far cry from the Sharon Heights complex where she had been the youngest on her floor. Today she enjoys the variety in ages and nationalities of Greenhouse residents. “It’s a very diverse complex,” she said, pointing to the Russian family living next door, the Chinese residents on the floor below and the retired Stanford librarian who is from Bulgaria. Named for the original purpose of the land, which was part of Bell’s Nurseries, Greenhouse I and II were developed by the Alpha Land Company in 1975 and 1978 respectively. The 15-acre property is dotted with trees, walking paths, lawns — even a par course. “It’s one of the few condo complexes with grounds, where you can look out your window and see trees,” noted Lee Thé, who has lived there with his wife Phyllis since 1986. The couple has one of the 40 larger three-bedroom, two-bath units, among the 140 condos in Greenhouse I. Most are two-bedrooms with either one or two baths. The 79unit Greenhouse II is similarly configured, Thé said. Each condo complex has its own clubhouse and swimming pool. While the pool is heated during the summer and provides a real draw for families, it’s pretty quiet as the weather cools off. The clubhouse, on the other hand, is an active center, with a large “living room” with a fireplace, central heating, bathrooms and a full kitchen, Thé said. It can be rented for a nominal fee for anything from a family party to an evening of bridge. “I rented it for my family twice in the last year,” Mitchell said. “I have great-nephews who like to swim.” Twice a year, at the Christmas holiday time and during the summer, barbecues are held at the clubhouse, drawing a few dozen people, Thé

A community pool, top, and a clubhouse are available for use by Greenhouse I residents. Even the parking lots, above, have a touch of greenery at The Greenhouse.

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2118 Ashton Avenue, Menlo Park Offered at $2,288,000 Exquisite Home in University Heights 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath home of 2,790 sq. ft. (per county) on a 6,902 sq. ft. lot (per county), offers refined elegance and comfort with hardwood flooring, wainscoting, high coffered ceilings, natural stone finishes, double-faced fireplaces, built-in speakers, and central air conditioning. On the main level are the formal living and dining rooms, grand chef ’s kitchen, family room, and a beautiful private bedroom suite. Upstairs are three bedrooms, including the master suite. Amenities include a 2-car garage with a showroom quality floor, travertine tiled laundry center, water efficient landscaping, and high quality appliances such as a Sub-Zero refrigerator and a Viking Professional 6 burner gas range with a griddle and dual ovens. Close to Sharon Hills Park, world famous employers of Silicon Valley, shops and restaurants along the Alameda, easy access to Highway 280, and top schools. Las Lomitas Elementary (943) and La Entrada Middle (API 963) (buyer to verify enrollment). For video tour & more photos, please visit:

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A Parcourse lines the perimeter of The Greenhouse condo complex, so residents can stretch and exercise right at home.

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An orange marmalade cat enjoys the serenity while napping on a fence at The Greenhouse.

added. Not much has changed since the complex was built; the homeowners association dues cover upkeep on the extensive grounds, including cleaning the gutters and checking smoke-detector batteries once a year. One thing the dues don’t cover, which is a major concern to Thé, is total seismic retrofitting, particularly significant for the dozen soft-story buildings with the garages below two levels of housing. This past year the homeowners voted not to go forward with the retrofitting, which could have

required each owner to come up with $10,000. Thé said it only lost by three votes, so it’ll surely come back to ééa vote in future. An avid bicyclist and birdwatcher, Thé loves that The Greenhouse is so close to Shoreline Park. And they’re about equidistant to Castro Street in Mountain View and University Avenue in Palo Alto for restaurant access. Mitchell added that the Oshman Family Jewish Community Center’s gym is just a short walk away, and there’s a pedestrian shortcut behind the complex to Piazza’s at Charleston Plaza. Though it isn’t a gated community, residents say they feel secure. “It’s so safe,” Mitchell said.

CHILDCARE AND PRESCHOOLS (nearby): Children’s Pre-School Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Bldg. T-1 FIRE STATION: No. 4, 3600 Middlefield Road LIBRARY: Mitchell Park branch, 3700 Middlefield Road NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: Palo Alto Greenhouse Homeowners Association, Ralph Cahn, treasurer, 650-858-1012; The Compass Management Group Inc., 650-563-9900 PARK (nearby): Mitchell Park, 600 E. Meadow Drive POST OFFICE: Cambridge, 265 Cambridge Ave. PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Fairmeadow Elementary, JLS Middle School, Gunn High School SHOPPING: The Village at San Antonio, San Antonio Shopping Center, Charleston Plaza

“Even when it’s hot, I can open the windows.” One downside to the location, both agreed, is the traffic along San Antonio Road, what Thé called the “concrete canyon.” But, Mitchell said, “there are a lot of work-arounds.” Q Associate Editor Carol Blitzer can be emailed at cblitzer@ paweekly.com.

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Location, location ... location? by Wendy McPherson nyone looking to buy a home in our area (or any residential area) knows these three words. Buying location is like buying a blue chip stock: one of those stocks that is part of the old guard of stocks, companies that have been around for 100 years or more — a Coca Cola, General Mills or an IBM — certainly not the Tesla variety but stocks that steadily increase over long periods. If you find houses in the Tesla category, please contact me as I am offering a reward. The formula is the same: Buy the best, sell the best. The old rule is to buy the cheapest house on the best block. Sometimes, however, there is no cheapest house on the block that is in your price range and you find yourself looking in the same school system but not in that “A” location. It’s like a golf shot: You and your partner just each hit identical 210-yard drives except you are in the middle of the fairway and he is in the long rough behind a large oak tree. Sometimes you can make that impossible oak tree shot a winner by a little creative “sweat equity.”

Aside from location, the other big motivator behind house sales is the charm and the cute factor. These attributes can go a very long way in attracting buyers if done correctly. Start out by looking for a house that has basic good bones, one that has not had much remodeling already. Avoid houses that have had another bedroom added that look from the outside like the house has a carbuncle. Pass on the ones that really have an unfixable micro location problem — noise (as in freeway), a busy corner location or a retail or fast-food neighbor that creates smells or excessive pedestrian/vehicle traffic. No amount of cute is going to overcome these types of obstacles.

Juniper bushes are the flocked wallpaper of the outdoors. Get rid of them. However, there is consistent evidence that almost any house can command a higher than average price for the area in which it is located, if it has a high degree of charm and is a thoroughly finished product. The B or C location you buy should be able to be

turned into a captivating, wisteria-covered, shingle-sided, pitched-roof cottage that has a front porch with Restoration Hardware furniture on it — or close to it. The fairytale cottage still has a following here. A good decorator or talented real estate agent can give direction that will not cost an arm and a leg. Don’t forget the landscaping — it can be dated too. Juniper bushes are the flocked wallpaper of the outdoors. Get rid of them. Soft plants invite and roses still have the allure of the old-fashioned cottage concept. A house that is truly compelling has to appeal to all the senses, and the sense of smell is one of them. You have to get rid of the smell of the past owners rescue dog haven. Everyone likes the fresh smell of a spa. The other sense to pay attention to is touch. Smooth surfaces are very appealing — the cottage factor may still be “in” but rough-hewn tile has given way to smoother surfaces. Real estate at its core continues to be an emotional business. Location may be the first three rules of the business side of real estate, but emotions can still rule the day. Q Wendy McPherson manages about 145 agents for Coldwell Banker in two Menlo Park offices, plus Woodside and Portola Valley. She can be reached at WMcPherson@cbnorcal.com.

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842 Green St. R. Arteaga to A2BT Limited for $1,025,000 on 9/23/14; previous sale 3/06, $739,500 224 Wisteria Drive Lindsey Trust to North Star Property Solutions for $501,000 on 9/23/14

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1260 Carmel Terrace Kapany Trust to R. & E. Guy for $3,800,000 on 10/1/14; previous sale 6/08, $1,415,500 430 Lassen St. #1 Gullickson Trust to M. Selden for $1,280,000 on 9/30/14; previous sale 6/04, $787,500 2005 Louise Lane L. & R. Garcia to B. & N. Basler for $2,250,000 on 10/2/14; previous sale 1/99, $600,500 340 W. Portola Ave. Y. Hua to H. & S. Aly for $4,225,000 on 9/26/14; previous sale 7/00, $1,745,000 1015 Robinhood Court Flaherty Trust to D. Hain for $2,000,000 on 9/26/14 2708 Wasatch Drive Shelden Trust to D. Shen for $1,665,000 on 9/30/14

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24130 Hillview Road Hillview Road Limited to CS 24130 Hillview Limited for $6,250,000 on 9/26/14; previous sale 4/12, $6,000,000 24797 Northcrest Lane Sheldon Trust to C. Loh for $2,000,000 on 9/26/14

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110 Alley Way E. Fuller to J. Wu for $1,148,000 on 9/29/14; previous sale 5/00, $572,000 321 Anna Ave. Modern Day Homebuyers to J. & M. Partlan for $1,400,000 on 9/30/14 135 Avellino Way Tri Pointe Homes to B. & E. Chen for $1,311,500 on 9/30/14 1123 Blue Lake Square Scripps Trust to T. Rosenberg for $1,400,000 on 9/30/14 148 Carmelita Drive Schmidt Trust to Madhavan & Pattabiraman Trust for $1,550,000 on 10/1/14; previous sale 12/81, $120,000 279 College St. G. Castro to Tyndall Street Project for $1,500,000 on 9/26/14 1081 Jackson St. K. Schwan to L. Peng for $1,050,000 on 9/30/14; previous sale 5/86, $139,000 132 Minaret Ave. Tri Pointe Homes to F. Manjoo for $1,301,500 on 9/26/14 1885 Montecito Ave. J. Sloan to M. Bhand for $1,050,000 on 9/30/14; previous sale 7/05, $727,000 400 Ortega Ave. #217 Johnson Trust to F. Sahandiesfanjani for $600,000 on 9/30/14 920 Plumtree Lane Pierce Trust to S. Srivastava for $1,535,000 on 9/26/14 1921 Rock St. #4 R. Park to J. Lai for $630,000 on 9/26/14; previous sale 11/09, $373,000 758 Rustic Lane S. Dowson to R. & L. Landes for $1,850,000 on 9/26/14; previous sale 1/84, $252,000 2255 Showers Drive #194 Rahal Trust to Chou Trust for $650,000 on 10/1/14; previous sale 7/07, $425,000

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Palo Alto

Total sales reported: 2 Lowest sales price: $501,000 Highest sales price: $1,025,000

Total sales reported: 6 Lowest sales price: $1,350,000 Highest sales price: $3,750,000

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Redwood City

Total sales reported: 6 Lowest sales price: $1,280,000 Highest sales price: $4,225,000

Total sales reported: 4 Lowest sales price: $615,000 Highest sales price: $1,886,500

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Woodside

Total sales reported: 2 Lowest sales price: $2,000,000 Highest sales price: $6,250,000

Total sales reported: 1 Lowest sales price: $2,250,000 Highest sales price: $2,250,000 Source: California REsource

Mountain View Total sales reported: 14 Lowest sales price: $600,000 Highest sales price: $1,850,000 strom to S. Song for $1,350,000 on 9/30/14 693 Arastradero Road T. Vierra to Bowman International School for $3,750,000 on 9/26/14 689 Ashton Ave. Eliav Trust to D. Guan for $2,600,000 on 9/26/14 1101 Fife Ave. Wenegrat Trust to P. Chan for $2,250,000 on 10/1/14; previous sale 3/82, $172,500 3198 Maddux Drive G. & J. Baxter to Z. Gao for $1,760,000 on 10/2/14; previous sale 11/05, $899,500 3417 South Court Wilbur Trust to B. Bellardo for $2,500,000 on 9/29/14

Redwood City

931 Clinton St. J. & J. Pierry to Adler Trust for $615,000 on 9/23/14; previous sale 7/07, $555,000 437 Cork Harbour Circle J.

Flores to L. Guslani for $641,500 on 9/23/14; previous sale 10/11, $340,000 26 Loma Road Hughes Trust to N. Rochard for $1,886,500 on 9/23/14 639 Turnbuckle Drive #1503 One Marina Homes to J. & E. Snow for $990,000 on 9/23/14

Woodside

6 Quail Court Blue Sky Trust to T. & C. Padilla for $2,250,000 on 9/23/14; previous sale 10/00, $1,900,000

BUILDING PERMITS Palo Alto

764 Clara Drive add planter detail, $n/a 1730 Waverley St. re-roof, $3,240 1027 Bryant St. historic Pro-

fessorville addition, install stair access to attic, attic dormer, remove second-floor rear extensions at master bedroom, remove second-story front porch, reinstate historic turret, re-roof, remodel secondary living unit at back, $366,470 766 University Ave. remodel bathroom, $5,000 2076 Edgewood Drive strengthen walls and beams, $n/a 1855 Cowper St. re-roof, $34,446 1302 Forest Ave. addition, remodel laundry, bathroom, $24,000 537 Hamilton Ave. add firerated door and sidelite to exiting stairwell, $n/a 4285 Miranda Ave. install roofmounted PV system, $n/a 1054 Arrowhead Way re-roof, $8,538 751 Charleston Road remodel

bathroom, $21,275 816 San Antonio Ave. structural fir wall at front wall, $n/a 1027 High St. revision to add additional 80 sf at back of house, $n/a 87 Morton St. new two-story house with attached garage and carport, $400,000 341 California Ave. new cool roof, replace windows, paint, replace sun shades, install planters, improve ADA accessibility, $790,000 2350 Tasso St. demo house, $n/a; demo detached garage, $n/a 180 El Camino Real, Suite 001A remodel mall restrooms, $221,000 180 El Camino Real, Suite 660 remodel mall restrooms, $221,000 235 Wilton Ave. extend gasline, install new gas-burning fireplace, $n/a 611 Cowper St. new fire pump room, $n/a 872 Boyce Ave. remodel Historic Category 4 residence, remodel kitchen, replace windows, $38,044 3243 Ramona St. addition to first story, remodel kitchen, bath, $289,650 290 Matadero Ave. rebuild onestory residence with attached garage and covered porch, $330,019; demo detached garage, $n/a 101 Lytton Ave. Survey Monkey: install four illuminated signs, $n/a 871 Southampton Drive re-roof, $15,947 129 Lundy Lane install gas insert into woodburning fireplace, $n/a 4135 Willmar Drive install gas stove and new gas line to stove, $n/a 4329 El Camino Real structural revision to pergola, attach column, $n/a

4173 Georgia Ave. re-roof, $19,400 840 Sutter Ave. remodel kitchen, bathroom, demo gas fireplace, infill a few exterior windows, relocate two doors, install French door, $40,000 2039 Dartmouth St. re-roof, $18,000 317 University Ave. Hello Warrior: tenant improvement, $70,000 926 Ramona St. re-roof, $6,000 3236 Bryant St. revise plans to add dormer at front of house, $n/a 4148 Baker Ave. add kitchen remodel to scope of work, revise kitchen layout, $n/a 2076 Edgewood Drive add slab on grade for future project at entry way, $n/a 4180 El Camino Real Volvo: install two illuminated wall signs and one illuminated monument sign, $n/a 2076 Edgewood Drive re-roof, $3,900 3176 Porter Drive Lockheed Martin: replace two cooling towers and fans, $248,000 1420 Skyline Blvd. replace five windows, $3,130; replace three windows at detached garage, $4,661 2190 W. Bayshore Road, Suite 140 House of Bagels: interior nonstructural demo for future plumbing, $n/a 761 Chimalus Drive replace patio door at side yard, $5,000 1050 N. California Ave. remodel bathrooms, $24,256 884 Boyce Ave. repair foundation, $n/a 4133 Donald Drive re-roof, $14,880 955 Hamilton Ave. shift detached garage forward 4 feet, $n/a

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2 2 8 2 C O L U M B I A S T R E E T, P A L O A LT O xquisi ly Res red and Renova d 1890 s Vic rian. Labor off Love Execu d Perfec on f

Old world charm, charac r, and craftsmanship HIGHLIGHTS

• Four spacious bedrooms – Master suite with private balcony • Three full bathrooms – Newly built with quality and class • Stunning chef’s kitchen with top of the line appliances, marble countertops, and cozy breakfast nook • Light-filled formal living room • Separate dining room with fireplace • Grand formal entry • Large family room right off the kitchen • High ceilings and large windows yield abundant light • Loads of period details restored perfection • Large beautiful landscaped backyard • Excellent Palo Alto Schools • 2,860 sq. feet living space approx. • 7,625 sq. foot lot approx. OFFERED

$3,599,000

LISTED BY

Timothy Foy

O P E N S AT U R D AY F R O M 1 : 3 0 - 4 : 3 0 P M

Lic. #: 00849721

Midtown Realty, Inc. • 2775 Middlefield Road • Phone: 650.321.1596 • WWW.MIDTOWNPALOALTO.COM

Cell: 650.387.5078 Tim@midtownpaloalto.com

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Permits (continued from page 51) 861 Chimalus Drive addition, remodel island, $50,000 922 Bautista Court install roofmounted PV system, $n/a; reroof, $13,900 446 Ruthven Ave. demo pool and equipment, $n/a 537 Hilbar Lane install roofmounted PV system, $n/a 1190 Hamilton Ave. re-roof garage, $4,800 31 Jordan Place gas barbecue and firepit, $n/a 3385 Louis Road remodel bathroom, $4,244 1751 Emerson St. remodel kitchen, bathroom, $29,000 425 Seale Ave. move two windows, remodel bathroom, change kitchen cabinets, $n/a 512 Colorado Ave. re-roof, $10,250 525 Guinda St. install Level 2 electrical-vehicle charging station in driveway, $n/a 3415 Greer Road re-roof, $18,850 547 Patricia Lane remodel three bathrooms, $42,300 209 Hamilton Ave. add framing details for heavy doors, $n/a 859 Barron Ave. re-roof, $10,500 525 University Ave. install two illuminated wall signs, $n/a 1133 Hamilton Ave. replace 28 windows and one door, $60,000 3441 Alma St., Suite 150 The Corder School: one illuminated sign, $n/a 3901 Laguna Ave. install roofmounted PV system, $n/a 3760 La Selva Drive install sewer ejector pump for spa, $n/a 449 College Ave. remove pellet stove, install new gas stove, run gas line to stove, $n/a 4173 El Camino Real, Unit 45

remodel kitchen, $11,000 750 Ashby Drive re-roof, $21,580 1027 Fulton St. re-roof, $27,000 633 Coleridge Ave. revise size of ceiling joists as framing is undersized, $25,000 3420 Hillview Ave. #B, install five Level 2 electrical-vehicle charging station, $n/a 1118 Emerson St. remodel master bedroom, bathroom, $24,000 705 Forest Ave. Total E&P USA, Inc., tenant improvement, $n/a 4329 El Camino Real install fireplace at lobby, $n/a 417 Seneca St. install roofmounted PV system, $n/a 250 El Dorado Ave. install Level 2 electrical-vehicle charging station in garage, $n/a 571 Military Way re-roof, $7,500 438 Ventura Ave. re-roof, $21,500 1001 Page Mill Road #B3add ADA-compliant unisex shower, update configuration of conference rooms in lobby, convert storage room to conference room, $n/a 3921 Fabian Way JCC: add new meeting room, $1,800 3300 Hillview Ave. restroom core upgrade for accessibility requirements, $172,000 620 Loma Verde Ave. relocate structure 1 inch due to fence footing location, $n/a 3000 El Camino Real Major, Lindsey and Africa Building, Suite 110: tenant improvement, $63,800 2034 Edgewood Drive install roof-mounted PV system, $n/a 3333 Coyote Hill Road Xerox: remodel lobby, office and conference area, $1,200,000 1590 California Ave. install new slab foundation at garage, eliminate bathroom, replace window with door, replace garage door, $20,000

2501 Waverley St. install roofmounted PV system, $n/a 4147 Donald Drive install roofmounted PV system, $n/a 3766 Cass Way remodel kitchen, $24,000 3427 Janice Way remodel bathroom, kitchen, $30,000 971 Amarillo Ave. re-roof, $8,651 1844 Channing Ave. remodel bathroom, add gas fireplace in family room, $35,000 485 Ferne Ave. re-roof, $14,007 911 Hansen Way relocate accessible parking spaces, $n/a 715 Torreya Court install motorized atrium cover, $10,000 970 Matadero Ave. deferred exterior stair structural, $n/a 222 University Ave. re-roof, $24,000 3558 Louis Road demo house and attached garage, $n/a 4212 Darlington Court new detached carport, $8,800 4159 Old Adobe Road new pool, $40,000 530 Webster St. repair retaining wall in rear of structure, $53,000 3796 Louis Road remodel master bathroom, $6,792 192 Walter Hays Drive replace five windows, $20,624 512 Patricia Lane re-roof, add skylight, $19,000 249 Kipling St. install electricalvehicle charging station next to driveway, $n/a 831 Seale Ave. replace three windows and one door, $19,189 157 Primrose Way replace eight windows, $20,630 418 Charleston Road remodel kitchen, $20,000 2445 Faber Place re-roof, $70,000 984 California Ave. install one retrofit window in detached cottage, $434 428 Maple St. remodel bathroom, expand shower into adjacent bedroom, add skylight,

628 Cambridge Ave. Menlo Park

$22,500 513 Military Way remodel kitchen, bathroom, replace stucco, $n/a 800 California Ave. seismic automatic gas shutoff valve, $n/a 3151 Ramona St. replace three windows,$9,235 4211 Pomona Ave. re-roof, $17,400 180 El Camino Real, Suite 400 install four halo-illuminated wall signs, $n/a 3370 Saint Michael Drive reroof, $17,500 1701 Page Mill Road deferred submittal for anchorage of ups and server racks, $8,000,000; new cellular mode irrigation controller, $n/a; two-hour shaft from garage to roof for DAS system, two new waterproof cabinets, new subpanel, $n/a; new blue oaks, replace redwood, landscape changes, $n/a 2190 W. Bayshore Road, Suite 150, 160, 170 install illuminated sign, cabinet and electrical panels for monument sign, $n/a 290 Curtner Ave., Apt. 2, 4 remodel kitchens, $8,125 each 663 Toyon Place make up air for large kitchen hood, $n/a 2369 Saint Francis Drive reroof, $10,000 552 Waverley St. Day One Baby: tenant improvement, $55,000 2020 Tasso St. raise ceilings and floor beams above kitchen, $n/a 3263 South Court enclose porch into living area, $n/a 3251 Louis Road revise to increase size of two posts, add two skylights, sun tunnel, $n/a 4072 Scripps Ave. install roofmounted PV system, $n/a 322 College Ave. re-roof, $15,500 360 W. Meadow Drive install roof-mounted PV system, $n/a 814 Richardson Court re-roof, $17,095 828 Ilima Court re-roof, $13,000 424 Ferne Ave. voluntary foundation repair, $18,000 1467 College Ave. remodel

bathroom, $20,000 130 Lytton Ave. re-roof, $330,935 1885 Mark Twain St. re-roof, $31,500 985 Channing Ave. re-roof, $2,800 2671 Ross Road re-roof, $14,000 705 Forest Ave. Historic Category 3: replace fire escape with stairs, relocate window adjacent to stairs, $14,553 4037 Villa Vista re-roof, $10,300 3778 Redwood Circle remodel kitchen, bathroom, $7,000 249 Kipling St. install earthquake gas shut off, $n/a 170 Lowell Ave. new arbor with barbecue with dedicated gas line, electrical outlets and conduit for car-charging in garage, new front/side porch, $15,500 1236 College Ave. install Level 2 electrical-vehicle charging station, $n/a 101 Alma St., Unit 801 replace windows in lanai and bedroom, $24,000 465 Oxford Ave. new bathroom, $10,000 1412 Hamilton Ave. add two light fixtures, new switch, replace balcony door, $200 660 Hawthorne Ave. install roofmounted PV system, $n/a 421 Alma St. Hedy’s Ski & Nail Care: remove wall, $15,000 873 Embarcadero Road remodel bathroom, $10,000 350 Miramonte Ave. remodel master bathroom, coffer livingroom ceiling, remove two walls, $135,952 1185 Skyline Blvd. demo barn, including attached carport, $n/a 400 Ventura Ave. install six retrofit windows, $3,153 3729 Ortega Court re-roof, $22,000 120 Iris Way re-roof, $8,500 855 El Camino Real, Suite 160 Tout Sweet: tenant improvement for pastry shop (food prep to be done off site), $104,000 3168 South Court enclose front porch for sun room, $8,000

Dr. Chuck Fuery BE Smart - SELL Smart

Open House Saturday & Sunday 1:30-4:30 2 bedrooms/2 bathrooms | $1,090,000 • Delightful, completely re-modeled • Granite, stainless chef’s kitchen • Gorgeous bathrooms

• Green features, recessed lighting, crown molding, walk in closet • Curb appeal, white picket fence and herb garden • Ideal Allied Arts location • Menlo Park schools

Office: (650) 326-2900 Direct: (650) 346-4150 www.stanfordpf.com chuckfuer y@gmail.com “I interviewed 10 top agents. Chuck listened carefully to my ﬁnancial needs and created an impressive re-investment strategy to triple my net income and avoid over $850,000 in taxes. I recommend him highly!” Bob B., Palo Alto

31 Jordan Place new unconditioned covered patio attached to house, $16,875 628 Middlefield Road re-roof, $15,000 4146 Old Trace Road re-roof, $80,000 348 Diablo Court repair sewer line, install gas insert and gas barbecue, $n/a 312 Fulton St. remodel kitchen, $15,000 180 El Camino Real, Suite 6 increase height of partition, revising opening location, $n/a 132 Hamilton Ave. Palantir Technologies: tenant improvement, $13,340.94 456 University Ave. Hanahaus: nonstructural demo in preparation for tenant improvements, $n/a 848 Clara Drive re-roof, $8,374 850 San Antonio Ave. Suitable Technologies: install illuminated sign, $n/a 1275 Martin Ave. remodel kitchen, $17,340 2039 Dartmouth St. install roofmounted PV system, $n/a 2456 W. Bayshore Road, Unit 9 remodel kitchen, $8,000 4138 Willmar Drive demo pool, remove all pool equipment, $n/a 3500 Deer Creek Road Tesla Motors: install thermal chamber, $15,000 490 Kingsley Ave. re-install tile roof on house, $28,958; re-install tile roof on garage, $6,986 1236 College Ave. install Level 2 electrical-vehicle charging station next to property line by driveway, $n/a 1482 Kings Lane install roofmounted PV system, $n/a 2751 Louis Road interior nonstructural demo, $n/a 2557 Park Blvd. replace condensing unit, $5,295 3493 Kenneth Drive convert wood-burning with gas insert, $n/a 927 Ramona St. install new driveway gate, $7,910 862 Los Robles Ave. re-roof, $12,500 1950 Newell Road install roofmounted PV system, $n/a 2250 Webster St. re-roof, $29,805 1441 Hamilton Ave. re-roof, $32,000 2250 Webster St. re-roof house and garage, $29,805 1605 Mariposa Ave. remodel garage (restore to original permitted condition), $7,800 2359 Greer Road re-roof, $10,470 1635 Bryant St. repair dryrot, replace stone cladding, $24,000 988 Embarcadero Road remove masonry from chimney, add 30K BTU gas insert, $n/a 180 Heather Lane new 2,278-square-foot house with covered patio, $382,191 365 N. California Ave. install roof-mounted PV system, $n/a 1500 Edgewood Drive re-roof, $16,500 3412 Ross Road replace 28 windows, $8,000 1920 Barbara Drive new fivepost arbor in rear yard, $6,500

Residential real estate expertise for the mid-peninsula.

Steve and Julie Quattrone 650-868-1189 Quattrone@APR.com CalBRE #01463726 #01519860

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NICKGRANOSKI

Broker Associate Alain Pinel President’s Club DRE #00994196

www.NickGranoski.com

ngranoski@apr.com 650/269–8556

3611 Lupine Avenue, Palo Alto Offered at $1,988,000 Bright and Airy Gem in Palo Verde Enjoy the quintessential California lifestyle with this 4 bedroom, 2 bath home of 1,678 sq. ft. (per county) on a lot of 8,050 sq. ft. (per county). Walls of windows and sliding glass doors suffuse this private retreat with sunlight, and provide easy flow between the indoor and outdoor spaces. Relax in the living room by the brick fireplace, or dine alfresco on the expansive patio. The kitchen offers granite countertops, a center-island with bar-top seating, Thermador 4 burner range with a grill and oven, and Sub-Zero refrigerator. The bedrooms, including the master suite, are conveniently grouped together. New paint inside and out, new landscaping, and large front courtyard. Close by are Ramos Park, Mitchell Park and Library, Charleston Plaza, Midtown shops and restaurants, and top schools. Palo Verde Elementary (API 961), JLS Middle (API 943), and Gunn High (API 917) (buyer to verify enrollment). For video tour & more photos, please visit:

www.3611Lupine.com

OPEN HOUSE

Ken DeLeon K DL CalBRE #01342140

Michael Repka Mi h lR k CalBRE #01854880

Saturday & Sunday, 1-5 pm Complimentary Lunch & Lattes Served

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A Luxury Collection By Intero Real Estate Services.

Holmes Ranch, Davenport

6 Quail Meadow Drive, Woodside

5 Betty Lane, Atherton

$25,000,000

$22,800,000

Price Upon Request

Listing Provided by: Dana Cappiello, Lic.#01343305

Listing Provided by: David Kelsey, Tom Dallas, Greg Goumas Lic.#01242399, 00709019, 01878208

Listing Provided by: Greg Goumas and Karen Gunn Lic.#0187820, 01804568

280 Family Farm, Woodside

25 Oakhill Drive, Woodside

10800 Magdalena, Los Altos Hills

$9,998,000

$8,750,000

$6,995,000

Listing Provided by: Dana Cappiello, Lic.#01343305

Listing Provided by: Cutty Smith & Melissa Lindt, Lic.#01444081, 01469863

13195 Glenshire Drive, Truckee

18630 Withey Road, Monte Sereno

12733 Dianne Drive, Los Altos Hills

$6,900,000

$6,500,000

$6,398,000

Listing Provided by: Albert Garibaldi, Lic.#01321299

Listing Provided by: Greg Goumas, Lic.#01878208

302 Atherton Avenue, Atherton

38 Hacienda Drive, Woodside

195 Brookwood Road, Woodside

$5,995,000

$4,495,000

$3,995,000

Listing Provided by: Denise Villeneuve, Lic.#01794615

Listing Provided by: David Kelsey, Tom Dallas, Lic.#01242399, 00709019,

Listing Provided by: Virginia Supnet, Lic.#01370434

PENDING

5721 Arboretum Drive, Los Altos

850 Vista Hill Terrace, Fremont

932 Governors Bay Drive, Redwood City

$3,888,888

$3,700,000

$1,850,000

Listing Provided by: Gail Sanders & Denise Villeneuve Lic.#01253357 & 01794615

Listing Provided by: Albert Garibaldi, Lic.#01321299

Listing Provided by: Andrea Kohler, Lic.#01743299

See the complete collection

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JUST LISTED - $3,050,000

JUST LISTED - $2,198,000

13350 BURKE ROAD, LOS ALTOS HILLS

687 FLORALES DRIVE, PALO ALTO

5 bd / 4 ba / 50,744 sf lot Perfect rebuild opportunity with over an acre lot and minutes to downtown

4 bd / 1 ba / 8,235 sq ft lot Wonderful rebuild opportunity in Barron Park neighborhood

JUST SOLD - $1,973,125

SOLD IN 7 DAYS $200,000 OVER ASKING

211 PORTOLA COURT, LOS ALTOS

1155 MERRILL STREET #102, MENLO PARK

3 bd / 2 ba / 10,150 sq ft lot Classic North Los Altos ranch home with with top-rated schools

3 bd / 2 ba / 1,490 sq ft interior Wonderfully appointed Menlo Square condominium located near downtown & Caltrain

ALEX WANG Real Estate Evangelist (650) 331-9088 CalBRE #01351503

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2040 TASSO STREET, PALO A LTO

BY APPOINTMENT utstanding Old Palo Alto location on quiet 2-block stretch of picturesque Tasso Street provides the setting for this contemporary 5 bedroom/4 bath home with bold architectural design that includes soaring vaulted ceilings and a spacious great room with a wall of windows and doors framing views of the attractively landscaped private garden.

The heart of the home is the great room that includes a recently remodeled kitchen with sleek stone counters complemented by stainless appliances. The family room has a wall of convenient built-in cabinetry to accommodate audio-visual components. French doors open to the sunny garden area and outdoor living space with a built-in barbeque and spa. The separate living room features dramatic vaulted ceilings, fireplace and French doors leading to an entry garden. The large lower-level bedroom with sitting area and an adjoining bath has French doors that open to a private sheltered patio. There are 4-upstairs bedrooms, including the master suite with two walls of windows and peaceful treetop views and a balcony overlooking the garden. The master bath has both a tub and shower and rich stone finishes. A detached studio offers flexible use. The home is just 7 blocks to Walter Hays Elementary and 3 blocks to Jordan Middle School.

Lot Size: 10,230 sq. ft., (Per County records, unveriﬁed) Living Area: 3,260 sq. ft.

(Per appraiser Kimberly Townsend, unveriﬁed)

Detached Studio: 370 sq. ft. (Per appraiser Kimberly Townsend, unveriﬁed)

Co-listing with: Lily Lew Sales Associate CalBRE#: 00968244 San Francisco Lakeside 2633 Ocean Ave San Francisco, CA 94132 Direct: (415) 276-6889 Ofﬁce: (415) 334-1880 lily.lew@cbnorcal.com

Offered at $6,800,000

533 Palo Alto Sales...and still counting!

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STUNNING, EXQUISITE, NEWER CUSTOM HOME IN PRESTIGIOUS OLD PALO ALTO 220 Tennyson Avenue, Palo Alto

6 bedrooms, 3 full baths, 2 half baths, plus library, entertainment area and wine cellar. Living area: 5217 +/- sq. ft. (per assessor, unveriﬁed) Lot size: 7700 +/- sq. ft. (per assessor, unveriﬁed)

Open Saturday & Sunday, 1:30 - 4:30PM For more photos, go to www.220Tennyson.com

Offered at $5,998,000

Julie Lau

International President’s Elite 650.208.2287 jlau@cbnorcal.com www.JulieLau.com CalBRE#01052924 Page 58 • October 24, 2014 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com

Valerie Lo 650. 288.2237 vlo@apr.com

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Paciﬁc Union salutes and supports our real estate professionals’ chosen charities

Carolyn Rianda supports Sequia Hospital Foundation Dr. William Kennett Memorial Nursing Scholarship Program

Saluting Allied Arts Guild Bay Area Lyme Foundation Bayshore Christian Ministries Bridgemont School Bring Me a Book Foundation Charles Armstrong School Children’s Health Council City Team Ministrieis Collective Roots Costano School Deborah’s Palm Eastside College Preparatory School Ecumenical Hunger

EPATT Filoli Humane Society of the Silicon Valley Las Lomitas Elementary School District Lucille Packard Foundation Maple Street Homeless Shelter Menlo Charity Horse Show Menlo Park Atherton Education Foundation Menlo Park Presbyterian Church Morrissey Compton Educational Center, Inc. Music@Menlo National Center for Equine Facilitated Therapy One Million Lights

650.314.7200 | 1706 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA 94025 | A Member of Real Living

Palo Alto Partners in Education Peninsula High School Peninsula Volunteers Inc, Rosener House Pets in Need Phillips Brooks School Ravenswood Education Foundation Ronald McDonald House at Stanford Second Harvest Food Bank Sequoia Hospital Foundation St Anthony’s Padua Dining Room Stanford Buck/Cardinal Club Village Enterprise Fund

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433 Guinda Street, Palo Alto Offered at $2,388,000 Mediterranean Beauty in Crescent Park Renovated 3 bedroom, 3 bath home of 1,979 sq. ft. (per appraisal) on a 5,000 sq. ft. lot (per county), plus converted bonus room of 278 sq. ft., features wide plank Brazilian Cherry hardwood floors, a stunning glass stairway, soaring ceilings, and 3 bedroom suites. Soft sunlight streams in through tall windows, skylights, a clerestory, and two sets of French doors, providing natural illumination and creating a blissful atmosphere. The spacious kitchen has Caesarstone countertops, high quality cabinetry with soft-close drawers, a GE Monogram side-byside refrigerator-freezer, Bosch dishwasher, Bosch 5 burner cooktop, Zephyr hood, and Bosch microwave combination wall oven. Nearby are restaurants and shops of downtown Palo Alto, Johnson Park, Eleanor Pardee Park, and easy access to Highway 101. Addison Elementary School (API 947), Jordan Middle School (API 934), and Palo Alto High School (API 905) (buyer to verify enrollment). For video tour & more photos, please visit:

www.433Guinda.com

OPEN HOUSE

Ken D K DeLeon L CalBRE #01342140

Michael Mi h l Repka R k CalBRE #01854880

Saturday & Sunday, 1-5 pm Complimentary Lunch & Lattes Served

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Exquisite Spanish Colonial Woodside View Property

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731 De Soto Drive, Palo Alto Offered at $2,788,000 Elegant Home in Duveneck/St. Francis 4 bedroom, 2 and 1/2 bath home of 2,569 sq. ft. (per appraisal) on a 6,935 sq. ft. lot (per county), featuring a paver walkway, slate tiles, and hardwood floors. The grand chef ’s kitchen has 3 skylights, high quality cabinetry, a Sub-Zero side-by-side refrigerator and freezer, 6-burner Viking range, and granite countertops, center-island, and menu planning center. Enjoy the spacious family room, with a fireplace and easy access to the rear patio. The master suite, with a soaring ceiling and skylight, offers a dressing area (convertible into a walk-in closet), spa-like bath, private patio, and hot tub. One bedroom is currently staged as a sitting area. Laundry center, newer roof, and 2 car garage. Nearby are Eleanor Pardee Park, Rinconada Park, and Edgewood Shopping Center. Duveneck Elementary (API 956), Jordan Middle (API 934), and Palo Alto High (API 905) (buyer to verify enrollment). For video tour & more photos, please visit:

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Atherton New Listing! Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $3,900,000 Desirable level lot offers lush landscaping & prime address in prestigious Lindenwood. 4 BR/3 BA John Spiller/Janet Dore CalBRE #01155772, 00621176 650.324.4456

Menlo Park Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $3,498,000 204 University Dr NEW PRICE. New Construction. Traditional architecture meets modern high-end finishes 4 BR/3 full BA + 2 half Zach Trailer CalBRE #01371338 650.325.6161

Portola Valley $3,495,000 1390 Westridge Dr Over an acre of tree-studded land with views out to Windy Hill. Attached 2-story 1BD apt. 4 BR/3.5 BA Dean Asborno CalBRE #01274816 650.851.1961

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Redwood City Sat/Sun 1 - 4 $3,250,000 63 S Palomar Dr Beautiful 6 yr old View Home. Fabulous details thru-out. Close to city, hospital, Hwy 280. 5 BR/4.5 BA Shawnna Sullivan CalBRE #00856563 650.325.6161

Menlo Park New Listing! Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $2,388,000 Beautiful home built in 2008. Many upgrades. Desirable Linfield Oaks Neighborhood. 3 BR/2.5 BA Pam Hammer & Katie Riggs CalBRE #01216437/01783432 650.324.4456

Menlo Park $2,149,000 Gorgeous remodeled 2276 sf home, 4BR/3BA. Las Lomitas schools. http://7snecknerct.cbrb.com 4 BR/3 BA Tamara Pulsts CalBRE #01914972 650.324.4456

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Menlo Park $1,895,000 Fabulous 3br/2ba ranch-style home on a uniquely lrg corner lot. Expansion possibilities. 3 BR/2.5 BA Lyn Jason Cobb CalBRE #01332535 650.324.4456

Palo Alto Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $1,599,000 530 Barron Ave 3BD/2BA, park like setting on a 5,932 sf lot. Best Palo Alto Schools! / Terri Brown CalBRE #01387483 650.325.6161

Menlo Park Sat/Sun 1 - 4 $1,595,000 414 Sand Hill Tastefully updated townhouse offering beautiful views, granite kitch. Menlo Park schools. 3 BR/2 BA Camille Eder 650.323.7751

Redwood City $1,375,000 Elegant remodeled Craftsman-style home with large open floor plan. 3 BR/2 BA Loren Dakin CalBRE #01030193 650.323.7751

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Redwood City Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $699,500 553 Madison Ave Bungalow style home w/great potential. Alley in back of ppty leads to 2car garage. 3 BR/2 BA Paul Engel CalBRE #00499528 650.325.6161

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PALO ALTO WEEKLY OPEN HOMES EXPLORE OUR MAPS, HOMES FOR SALE, OPEN HOMES, VIRTUAL TOURS, PHOTOS, PRIOR SALE INFO, NEIGHBORHOOD GUIDES ON www.PaloAltoOnline.com/real_estate UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ALL TIMES ARE 1:30-4:30 PM 414 Sand Hill Ci $1,595,000 Sat 2-4/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker 323-7751

ATHERTON 4 Bedrooms 2 Deodora Dr Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

$3,900,000 324-4456

5 Bedrooms 183 Glenwood Av Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

$4,695,000 851-2666

CUPERTINO 2 Bedrooms 22343 McClellan Rd Sat/Sun Sereno Group

$1,798,000 947-2900

LOS ALTOS

4 Bedrooms 204 University Dr Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker 1371 Orange Av Sat/Sun 2-4 Pacific Union 250 Ringwood Av Sat/Sun 1-4 Pacific Union 2118 Ashton Av Sat/Sun 1-5 Deleon Realty 135 O'Connor St Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

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$1,799,000 888-5276

LOS ALTOS HILLS

1057 Windsor Dr Sun Coldwell Banker

$3,298,000 323-7751

MOUNTAIN VIEW 3 Bedrooms 1127 Farley St Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

$979,000 325-6161

PALO ALTO

3 Bedrooms 12121 Foothill Ln Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

$1,988,000 325-6161

5 Bedrooms 13350 Burke Rd Sat/Sun Sereno Group

$3,050,000 323-1900

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3 Bedrooms - Condominium 184 Sand Hill Ci Sun Coldwell Banker

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3 Bedrooms 1255 Trinity Dr Sun Coldwell Banker

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807 Paulson Ci Sun Coldwell Banker

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4 Bedrooms

5 Bedrooms

731 De Soto Dr Sun Deleon Realty

$2,788,000 543-8500

626 Lombardy Wy $3,088,000 Sun 1-4 Stafford & Haight Realty, Inc. 275-3307

2282 Columbia St Sat Midtown Realty

$3,599,000 321-1596

63 S Palomar Dr Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

3611 Lupine Av Sat/Sun 1-5 Deleon Realty

$1,988,000 543-8500

REDWOOD SHORES 2 Bedrooms - Condominium

5 Bedrooms 2620 Marshall Dr Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

$4,398,000 325-6161

401 Baltic Ci #437 Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

2091 Park Bl Sun Deleon Realty

$3,988,000 543-8500

SAN CARLOS

3190 Waverly St $4,198,000 Sat/Sun Keller Williams Palo Alto 454-8500

6 Bedrooms 1051 Parkinson Av Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$5,250,000 323-1111

220 Tennyson Av Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$5,998,000 323-1111

220 Tennyson Av Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

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PORTOLA VALLEY

2 Bedrooms 612 Palo Alto Av Sun Deleon Realty 770 Bryant St Sun Coldwell Banker

$998,000 543-8500 $1,295,000 851-1961

3 Bedrooms 227 Webster St Sat/Sun Zane Macgregor & Co. 776 Palo Alto Av Sun Miles McCormick 530 Barron Av Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker 433 Guinda St Sat/Sun 1-5 Deleon Realty 306 Fulton St Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$3,260,000 324-9900 $2,095,000 400-1001 $1,599,000 325-6161 $2,388,000 543-8500 $2,188,000 323-1111

$3,250,000 325-6161

4 Bedrooms 27 Madera Av Sun Coldwell Banker

$1,988,000 323-7751

SUNNYVALE 4 Bedrooms 556 Cheyenne Dr Sat/Sun Sereno Group

$1,649,000 323-1900

WOODSIDE 3 Bedrooms

2 Bedrooms 377 Wayside Rd Sun Coldwell Banker

$898,000 325-6161

$1,895,000 851-2666

4 Bedrooms

3200 Long Ridge Rd $1,649,000 Sat/Sun 1-4 Intero Real Estate Services 206-6200 230 Grandview Dr Sun Coldwell Banker

$1,428,000 851-2666 $4,450,000 473-1500

330 Dedalera Dr Sun Coldwell Banker

$2,300,000 851-1961

636 Southdale Wy Sun Kerwin & Associates

1 Portola Green Ci Sun Deleon Realty

$3,988,000 543-8500

4 Bedrooms

111 Carmel Wy Sun 1-4 Miller Real Estate

$2,200,000 (916) 705-6305

REDWOOD CITY

250 Lindenbrook Rd Sun Coldwell Banker

$2,599,000 851-2666

17125 Skyline Bl $2,395,000 Sun 1-4 Stafford & Haight Realty, Inc. 275-3307

5 Bedrooms

2 Bedrooms 1345 Norman St Sat Coldwell Banker

$725,000 851-2666

37 Upenuf Rd $1,748,000 Sun 1-4 Intero Real Estate Services 206-6200

6 Bedrooms

3 Bedrooms - Condominium

3 Bedrooms

455 Grant Av #5 Call for price Sat/Sun 1-4 Alain Pinel, Realtors 462-1111

553 Madison Av Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

$699,500 325-6161

38 Hacienda Dr $4,495,000 Sun Intero Real Estate Services 206-6200

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133 Music Lessons

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135 Group Activities Infidelity Support

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Scottish Dancing Palo Alto

original ringtones

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140 Lost & Found Did You Know that not only does newspaper media reach a HUGE Audience, they also reach an ENGAGED AUDIENCE. Discover the Power of Newspaper Advertising. For a free brochure call 916-288-6011 or email cecelia@cnpa.com (Cal-SCAN)

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145 Non-Profits Needs 150 Volunteers FRIENDS OF THE PALO ALTO LIBRARY Hospice Volunteers Needed JOIN OUR ONLINE STOREFRONT

For Sale 201 Autos/Trucks/ Parts Nissan 1995 Quest GXE Well maintained, one owner, $1750

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235 Wanted to Buy

425 Health Services

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260 Sports & Exercise Equipment

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130 Classes & Instruction

415 Classes

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Unique Vintage Costumes Empire Vintage Clothing has moved to downtown Mountain View. We sell 1940’s-1950’s-1960’s-1970’s1980’s authentic vintage classics! 831 Villa Street @Castro Mtn.View 650.254.1970 empirevintageclothing.com

Treatments for Alzheimers Acupuncturist Jay Wang PhD, specialized in chronical illness for seniors. Call 650-485-3293 for a free consultation. 747 Altos Oaks Dr., Los Altos

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AVON Earn extra income with a new career! Sell from home, work, online. $15 startup. For information, call: 877-830-2916. (CalSCAN)

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Mixed-Level Belly Dance Classes

Bertoia Side Chair - Classic - $300

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Medical office - part time Small pediatric medical office in Palo Alto needs part time 16-20 hours/week in reception,scheduling, and data entry. Experience preferred but communication skills and cheerful personality are more important. We have an EHR and computer skills and typing are mandatory. Starting salary is a minimum of $20/hour. Must be precise and thorough and be able to multitask If interested send resume and two references to office@michaeltaymormd.com

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771 Painting/ Wallpaper DAVID AND MARTIN PAINTING Quality work Good references Low price Lic. #52643

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805 Homes for Rent Mt. View, 3 BR/2.5 BA - $4000 Mt. View, 3 BR/2.5 BA - 3800 Palo Alto Home, 4 BR/2 BA - $4700. mon Sunnyvale, 3 BR/2 BA Remodeled home best location minutes to hwy 85 $3295

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Public Notices 995 Fictitious Name Statement SILICON VALLEY SPEECH FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 596799 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Silicon Valley Speech, located at 3775 Flora Vista Ave., Apt. 406W, Santa Clara, CA 95051, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A General Partnership. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): KATELYN SELLERS 3775 Flora Vista Ave., Apt. #406W Santa Clara, CA 95051 JOSHUA STEINBERG 3775 Flora Vista Ave., Apt. #406W Santa Clara, CA 95051 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on September 23, 2014. (PAW Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 2014) MONA DE CASTELLARNAU FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 596725 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Mona De Castellarnau, located at 3417 Cowper Street, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): MONTSERRAT LLAURADO 3417 Cowper St. Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 8/28/2014. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on September 22, 2014. (PAW Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 2014) 32SKILLS LLC FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 596931 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 32Skills LLC, located at 3798 Nathan Way, Palo Alto, CA 94303, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Limited Liability Company. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): 32SKILLS LLC 3798 Nathan Way Palo Alto, CA 94303 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on September 26, 2014. (PAW Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 2014) INSPIRE FITNESS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 596827 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Inspire Fitness located at 1002 Mazzone Dr., San Jose, CA 95120, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): LEANNE DOUGHERTY 1002 Mazzone Dr. San Jose, CA 95120 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 09/15/2014. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on September 24, 2014. (PAW Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 2014) WARNER ENTERPRISES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 596407 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Warner Enterprises, located at 311 Poe St., Palo Alto, CA 94301, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): NICHOLAS M. WARNER 311 Poe St. Palo Alto, CA 94301

Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on September 12, 2014. (PAW Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 2014) BIZ LEADS ORGANICALLY GENERATED INBOUND MARKETING UNIVERSITY FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 596094 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1.) Biz Leads Organically Generated, 2.) Inbound Marketing University, located at 1669-2 Hollenbeck Ave. #227, Sunnyvale, CA 94087, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): KEVIN CARNEY 370 Schrembri Lane East Palo Alto, CA 94087 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 10/2012. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on September 4, 2014. (PAW Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 2014) PALO ALTO PASTA CO. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 597067 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Palo Alto Pasta Co., located at 326 Commercial St., San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Limited Liability Company. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): PALO ALTO PASTA CO. 326 Commercial St. San Jose, CA 95112 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on October 1, 2014. (PAW Oct. 10, 17, 24, 31, 2014) STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 597078 The following person(s)/ entity (ies) has/ have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name(s). The information given below is as it appeared on the fictitious business statement that was filed at the County Clerk-Recorder’s Office. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME(S): BLUE WHALE CO. 267 Ballybunion Way San Jose, CA 95116 FILED IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY ON: 03/30/2010 UNDER FILE NO.: 536120 REGISTRANT’S NAME(S)/ENTITY(IES): JINGDONG LI 267 Ballybunion Way San Jose, CA 95116 THIS BUSINESS WAS CONDUCTED BY: An Individual. This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on October 1, 2014. (PAW Oct. 17, 24, 31, Nov. 7, 2014) ACME CHILDREN CENTER FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 596975 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Acme Children Center, located at 4101 El Camino Way, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Corporation. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): ACME EDUCATION GROUP, INC. P.O. Box 700189 San Jose, CA 95170 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on September 29, 2014. (PAW Oct. 17, 24, 31, Nov. 7, 2014) ACME LEARNING CENTER FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 596977 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Acme Learning Center, located at 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Corporation. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): ACME EDUCATION GROUP, INC. P.O. Box 700189 San Jose, CA 95170 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A.

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This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on September 29, 2014. (PAW Oct. 17, 24, 31, Nov. 7, 2014) COMFORT INN PALO ALTO FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 597069 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Comfort Inn Palo Alto, located at 3945 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Limited Liability Company. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): JAI JINENDRA INVESTMENTS, LLC. 3945 El Camino Real Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 05-29-2004. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on October 1, 2014. (PAW Oct. 17, 24, 31, Nov. 7, 2014) BRITE ENERGY FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 597327 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Brite Energy, located at 6691 Owens Drive, Pleasanton, CA 94588, Alameda County. The principal place of business is in Alameda County and a current fictitious business name statement is on file at the County clerk-recorder’s office of said County. This business is owned by: A Corporation. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): BRITE ENERGY SOLAR, INC. 1035 N. 3rd St., Ste. 101 Lawrence, KS 66044 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on October 10, 2014. (PAW October 24, 31, Nov. 7, 14, 2014)

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JJ CPA ACADEMY FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 597252 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: JJ CPA Academy, located at 535 Arastradero Rd. #201, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): IL YONG AHN 535 Arastradero Rd. 201 Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 10/04/2014. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on October 8, 2014. (PAW Oct. 24, 31, Nov. 7, 14, 2014)

997 All Other Legals ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA Case No.: 114CV272052 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: ALEISTER CAMERON KLINE filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: ALEISTER CAMERON KLINE to ALEISTER CAMERON PAIGE. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: March 3, 2015, 8:45 a.m., Room: Probate of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: PALO ALTO WEEKLY Date: October 17, 2014 /s/ Aaron Persky JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT (PAW Oct. 24, 31, Nov. 7, 14, 2014)

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NO. 1 AGAIN . . . The roster has changed over the years but there’s been one constant this millennium: Stanford being voted the preseason favorite in Pac-12 Conference women’s basketball coaches poll. The Cardinal, which reached the Final Four last year, was named the favorite at Wednesday’s Media Day at the Pac-12 Network Studios in San Francisco.

ON THE AIR Friday Field hockey: Cal at Stanford, 2 p.m.; Pac-12 Bay Area Men’s water polo: Stanford at UCLA, 4 p.m.; Pac-12 Networks Women’s volleyball: UCLA at Stanford, Pac-12 Networks; KZSU (90.1 FM)

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